A technician checks the growth of apples at an apple cultivation base in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 19, 2026.
In recent years, Zhaotong City has accelerated technology-empowered transformation for its apple planting industry. With approximately 850,000 mu (about 56,666.67 hectares) of apple planting area, the city's annual apple output reaches about 1.4 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
Technicians check the growth of apples at an apple cultivation base in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 19, 2026.
In recent years, Zhaotong City has accelerated technology-empowered transformation for its apple planting industry. With approximately 850,000 mu (about 56,666.67 hectares) of apple planting area, the city's annual apple output reaches about 1.4 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
Staff members work on apple sorting lines at an apple cultivation base in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 19, 2026.
In recent years, Zhaotong City has accelerated technology-empowered transformation for its apple planting industry. With approximately 850,000 mu (about 56,666.67 hectares) of apple planting area, the city's annual apple output reaches about 1.4 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
Staff members work on apple sorting lines at an apple cultivation base in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 19, 2026.
In recent years, Zhaotong City has accelerated technology-empowered transformation for its apple planting industry. With approximately 850,000 mu (about 56,666.67 hectares) of apple planting area, the city's annual apple output reaches about 1.4 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
A farmer loads picked apples onto a vehicle at an apple cultivation base in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Oct. 19, 2026.
In recent years, Zhaotong City has accelerated technology-empowered transformation for its apple planting industry. With approximately 850,000 mu (about 56,666.67 hectares) of apple planting area, the city's annual apple output reaches about 1.4 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
A drone photo taken on Oct. 19, 2026 shows an apple cultivation base in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province.
In recent years, Zhaotong City has accelerated technology-empowered transformation for its apple planting industry. With approximately 850,000 mu (about 56,666.67 hectares) of apple planting area, the city's annual apple output reaches about 1.4 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Peng Yikai)
