Cranberry industry thrives in Fuyuan City, China's Heilongjiang

Boxes of cranberries are seen at a cranberry planting base in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 26, 2025. Located in the easternmost of China's land territory, Fuyuan City boasts of an ideal environment and ecosystem for cranberry cultivation.

Cranberries used to be sourced mainly from North America, but Fuyuan City has made breakthroughs since 2014 in the production of cranberries via cooperation among the government, companies, research institutions and colleges. Once deserted experimental fields in the city have been transformed into the biggest planting base for cranberries in China.

Recent years saw Fuyuan City further extending the industrial chain of cranberries to enrich the product line ranging from juice and ice cream to beer and cosmetics, which now serves as a major cash cow to the local economy.

Expanded production scale made both the fruit and its products increasingly affordable to ordinary families. (Photo by Han Rui/Xinhua)

Staff members check the growth of cranberry seedlings at a cranberry R&D center in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

A staff member checks the condition of cranberry seeds at a cranberry R&D center in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

A staff member packs cranberries at a cranberry workshop in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Cranberries ready to be packed are pictured at a cranberry workshop in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

A staff member promotes cranberry products via live streaming in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 7, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

A staff member harvests cranberries at a cranberry planting base in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

A staff member measures the leaf length of cranberry seedlings at a cranberry R&D center in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

Staff members harvest cranberries at a cranberry planting base in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 6, 2025 shows a staff member harvesting cranberries at a cranberry planting base in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)

A woman selects cranberry products in Fuyuan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Nov. 6, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)