2021-05-03 03:10:42 GMT2021-05-03 11:10:42(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) Wang Xiaoying and Wu Jianlian, locals of Xuwen County, south China s Guangdong Province, buried themselves under a sea of pineapples to promote the sweet treat via livestreaming and short videos all through the month of March, high season for the prickly fruit.
Xuwen, located on the southernmost tip of the Chinese mainland, boasts volcanic soil that is at least tens of thousands of years old, which, combined with a low altitude and abundant rainfall, contributes to a conducive environment for pineapples.
Dubbed the largest plantation base in China, the county grows one out of every three pineapples in the country, registering an annual output of nearly 700,000 tonnes.
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Photo shows a truck loaded with pineapples in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, south China s Guangdong Province, March 11, 2021. (Photo/China News Service)
Located on the Leizhou Peninsula, Xuwen county usually produces about 700,000 metric tons of pineapples a year, making it the country s biggest pineapple production base.
Pineapples have been grown in the county for hundreds of years, and it now accounts for more than 38 percent of the country s pineapple production and 60 percent of Guangdong s total.
Employees harvest pineapples in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, south China s Guangdong Province, March 11, 2021. (Photo/China News Service)
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Photo shows a truck loaded with pineapples in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, south China s Guangdong Province, March 11, 2021. (Photo/China News Service)
Located on the Leizhou Peninsula, Xuwen county usually produces about 700,000 metric tons of pineapples a year, making it the country s biggest pineapple production base.
Pineapples have been grown in the county for hundreds of years, and it now accounts for more than 38 percent of the country s pineapple production and 60 percent of Guangdong s total.
Employees harvest pineapples in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, south China s Guangdong Province, March 11, 2021. (Photo/China News Service)
Employees harvest pineapples in Xuwen County, Zhanjiang City, south China s Guangdong Province, March 11, 2021. (Photo/China News Service)
March 12, 2021, by Adnan Durakovic
The first wind turbine has been installed at the 206 MW Zhanjiang Xinliao offshore wind farm off Guangdong Province, China.
Developed by Guangdong Energy Group, the wind farm will comprise 32 MySE6.45-180 wind turbines by Ming Yang Smart Energy.
Each turbine has a nameplate capacity of 6.45 MW.
Located off the Xuwen County, Zhanjiang Xinliao is expected to power more than 240,000 households with wind energy once commissioned.
”The safe and successful installation of the first MySE6.45-180 at the Zhanjiang Xinliao project is one of the most visible and distinctive milestones, underlining MingYang team’s continuously effort to work with all parties involved to achieve this important milestone,” Ming Yang Smart Energy said.
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