Shimen County Embraces Thriving Orange Industry

On November 1, fruit farmers transported oranges in Guihua Village, Jiashan Town, Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

Recently, oranges grown in Shimen County, Changde City have entered the harvest season. Fruit farmers are taking advantage of the fine weather to pick and sell the fruits, presenting a busy scene.

Shimen County is located in the northwestern part of Hunan Province, with climatic conditions suitable for orange cultivation. The county has an orange cultivation area of about 450,000 mu (30,000 ha.). There are 9 leading orange enterprises, 377 professional orange cooperatives, and 182 orange processing factories across the county. The county's orange commercialization rate surpasses 75%, and the combined sales revenue of the orange industry reached 1.781 billion CNY in 2023.

On November 1, fruit farmers loaded oranges onto the truck in Guihua Village, Jiashan Town, Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On November 1, a fruit farmer picked oranges in Guihua Village, Jiashan Town, Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On November 1, two fruit farmers picked oranges in Guihua Village, Jiashan Town, Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On November 1, a fruit seller purchased oranges in Sanbanqiao Community, Jiashan Town, Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On November 1, fruit sellers purchased oranges in Sanbanqiao Community, Jiashan Town, Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On November 1, workers sorted oranges at the Lantian Agricultural Products Trading Market in Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)

On November 1, workers sorted oranges at an orange processing factoray in Shimen County. (Photo/Chen Sihan, Xinhua)