Qingyang apricot

Qingyang apricot, a specialty of Qingyang city, Gansu province. [Photo/gansu.gov.cn]

Apricots have a cultivation history of more than 1,000 years in Qingyang city, Gansu province. All the counties and districts grow it, especially Ning county and Zhenyuan county.

The Qingyang apricot has bright and thin peel and it is big and juicy. The dry apricot is rich and sugary while the almonds are both sweet and bitter. The sweet almonds have a variety of fragrances and are rich in nutrition. The bitter almonds contain many kinds of nutritional ingredients, which can eliminate phlegm, help lungs, and relieve coughs and asthma. They are very popular among domestic and foreign consumers.