Sweet Potato Industry

Sweet Potato Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2025 - Villagers drying sweet potato vermicelli in the fields in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 18, 2025.

Sweet Potato Industry

Sweet Potato Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2025 - Villagers drying sweet potato vermicelli in the fields in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 18, 2025.

Sweet Potato Industry

Sweet Potato Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2025 - Villagers drying sweet potato vermicelli in the fields in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 18, 2025.

Sweet Potato Industry

Sweet Potato Industry

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2025 - Villagers drying sweet potato vermicelli in the fields in Guanyun County, Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province, China on December 18, 2025.

Agriculture in High Temperatures

Agriculture in High Temperatures

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - JULY 3, 2025 - A farmer is sorting sweet potato seedlings in the field in Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province, China on the early morning of July 3, 2025.

Sweet Potato Processing

Sweet Potato Processing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - A farmer sorts high-quality sweet potatoes in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2024.

Sweet Potato Processing

Sweet Potato Processing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - A farmer sorts dried sweet potatoes in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2024.

Sweet Potato Processing

Sweet Potato Processing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - A farmer sorts high-quality sweet potatoes in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2024.

Sweet Potato Processing

Sweet Potato Processing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - A farmer sorts dried sweet potatoes in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2024.

Sweet Potato Processing

Sweet Potato Processing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - A farmer sorts dried sweet potatoes in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2024.

Sweet Potato Processing

Sweet Potato Processing

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - NOVEMBER 9, 2024 - A farmer nets dried, sliced sweet potatoes for baking in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Nov 9, 2024.

CHINA-FUJIAN-LONGYAN-SWEET POTATOES INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-LONGYAN-SWEET POTATOES INDUSTRY (CN)

(240520) -- FUZHOU, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows sweet potato products displayed in Liancheng County of Longyan, east China's Fujian Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Sweet potatoes sustain sweet life in east China mountainous county" (Xinhua/Wang Yihan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-LONGYAN-SWEET POTATOES INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-LONGYAN-SWEET POTATOES INDUSTRY (CN)

(240520) -- FUZHOU, May 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a sweet potato planting area in Liancheng County of Longyan, east China's Fujian Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Sweet potatoes sustain sweet life in east China mountainous county" (Xinhua/Wang Yihan)

French chef savors China's Korean ethnic cuisine in NE China

STORY: French chef savors China's Korean ethnic cuisine in NE China SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 2-4, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:38 LOCATION: YANJI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yanji 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Waitress 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): Waitress 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef 6. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): Waitress 7. SOUNDBITE 6 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): Waitress "Hello. Welcome." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): CORENTIN DELCROIX, French chef "The three famous dishes of Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture are soondae, sand ginseng, and potato pancake. Today, I've discovered many new food materials. Sand ginseng tastes like crispy bamboo shoots without the strong flavor of ginseng. It's sweet and spicy. Soondae is a must-eat for every meal. This is Yanbian beef hotpot. It is already fully boiled. Let's mix it up. It tastes a bit like Sukiyaki. S

Sweep Potato Dry

Sweep Potato Dry

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - A worker prepares sweet potato sticks to dry in an oven in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Dec 27, 2023.

Sweep Potato Dry

Sweep Potato Dry

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - A worker prepares sweet potato sticks to dry in an oven in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Dec 27, 2023.

Sweep Potato Dry

Sweep Potato Dry

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - A worker prepares sweet potato sticks to dry in an oven in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Dec 27, 2023.

Sweep Potato Dry

Sweep Potato Dry

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - A worker prepares sweet potato sticks to dry in an oven in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Dec 27, 2023.

Sweep Potato Dry

Sweep Potato Dry

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - A worker prepares sweet potato sticks to dry in an oven in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, Dec 27, 2023.

Traditional delicacy on Daxue solar term: sweet potato

STORY: Traditional delicacy on Daxue solar term: sweet potato SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 4, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:49 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE (English): LILE SONG MAHONEY, Student from East China Normal University STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE (English): LILE SONG MAHONEY, Student from East China Normal University "Daxue is here, and it is getting quite cold. If I could have a hot grilled sweet potato right now, that would be very satisfying. Auntie Tao, I come to take some sweet potatoes. Where did you get them? From your vegetable garden beside the house? (Auntie Tao: Yes.) Sweet potatoes can be stored for a very long time and can be used as staple food. So therefore, many families stock up on sweet potatoes during winter. Look how huge these sweet potatoes are. Still covered in mud from the garden. Roasting sweet potatoes around a warm earthen stove is a great pleasure for winter. They cannot be put into the stove immediately after lighting the fire. We must

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

ZAOHZUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A farmer dries sweet potato vermicelli in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 3, 2023.

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

ZAOHZUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A farmer dries sweet potato vermicelli in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 3, 2023.

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

ZAOHZUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A farmer dries sweet potato vermicelli in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 3, 2023.

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

ZAOHZUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A farmer dries sweet potato vermicelli in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 3, 2023.

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

ZAOHZUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A farmer dries sweet potato powder skin in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 3, 2023.

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

ZAOHZUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A farmer dries sweet potato vermicelli in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 3, 2023.

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

Sweet Potato Processing Industry

ZAOHZUANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 3, 2023 - A farmer dries sweet potato powder skin in Zaozhuang city, East China's Shandong province, Dec 3, 2023.

Xinhua Headlines: Unparalleled "pairing assistance" program changes people's life in Xinjiang

Xinhua Headlines: Unparalleled "pairing assistance" program changes people's life in Xinjiang

(231003) -- URUMQI, Oct. 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Agricultural officials and professionals from southeast China's Fujian Province discuss the trial planting of a new sweet potato breed in Mulei County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 20, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

China Agriculture

China Agriculture

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - A farmer removes soil for sweet potato in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, June 5, 2023.

China Agriculture

China Agriculture

ZAOZHUANG, CHINA - JUNE 5, 2023 - A farmer removes soil for sweet potato in Zaozhuang, East China's Shandong province, June 5, 2023.

Orientation tours to farms proving popular

Orientation tours to farms proving popular

TOKYO, Japan - An instructor tells participants in an orientation tour to a farm in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, how to plant sweet potato.

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer fills a bag with millet through a machine in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer removes the bags covering apples at an orchard in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest sweet potatoes in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer displays apples in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A villager packs millet into boxes in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest sweet potatoes in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest sweet potatoes in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer removes the bags covering apples at an orchard in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer displays sweet potatoes in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer displays grain in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

CHINA-LIAONING-KANGPING-HARVEST (CN)

(220922) -- KANGPING, Sept. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A farmer displays grain in Fangjiatun Town, Kangping County, Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 21, 2022. Kangping County has witnessed bumper harvests of its landmark products millet, apple and sweet potato, with planting areas of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectares) , 35,000 mu (about 2,333 hectares) and 20,000 mu (about 1,333 hectares) respectively. (Xinhua/Yang Qing)

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

(220822) -- WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is seen at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 21, 2022. Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his second birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. Keepers made a cake with frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices for the cute cub, and decorated it with a red "2" as well as the cub's favorite treats -- sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana, and bamboo. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

(220822) -- WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is seen at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 21, 2022. Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his second birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. Keepers made a cake with frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices for the cute cub, and decorated it with a red "2" as well as the cub's favorite treats -- sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana, and bamboo. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

(220822) -- WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is seen at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 21, 2022. Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his second birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. Keepers made a cake with frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices for the cute cub, and decorated it with a red "2" as well as the cub's favorite treats -- sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana, and bamboo. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

U.S.-WASHINGTON D.C.-GIANT PANDA CUB-2ND BIRTHDAY-CELEBRATION

(220822) -- WASHINGTON, Aug. 22, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji is seen at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., the United States, Aug. 21, 2022. Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his second birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. Keepers made a cake with frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices for the cute cub, and decorated it with a red "2" as well as the cub's favorite treats -- sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana, and bamboo. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 2nd birthday in U.S.

STORY: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrates 2nd birthday in U.S. DATELINE: Aug. 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:51 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of preparation 2. various of Xiao Qi Ji STORYLINE: Giant panda cub Xiao Qi Ji celebrated his second birthday at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C. on Sunday. The outside area of the renowned giant panda habitat was packed with visitors, who came to wish Xiao Qi Ji a happy birthday in the morning. Keepers made a cake with frozen diluted apple and pineapple juices for the cute cub, and decorated it with a red "2" as well as the cub's favorite treats -- sweet potato, apple, carrot, pear, sugar cane, banana, and bamboo. Xiao Qi Ji walked to the cake and began breaking and devouring it with joyful fans and visitors spontaneously singing together the birthday song for him and filming the moment. Mei Xiang, Xiao Qi Ji's mother, turned 24 years old last month and Tian Tian, the cub's biological father, will mark his 25th

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-LOCAL SPECIALITY INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-LOCAL SPECIALITY INDUSTRY (CN)

(220511) -- TAIJIANG, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows villagers and government workers stationed in the village transplanting purple sweet potato seedlings in Mianhua Village, Taipan Township, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Taijiang County has been tapping local speciality industries including purple sweet potato planting in recent years to promote rural vitalization. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-LOCAL SPECIALITY INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-LOCAL SPECIALITY INDUSTRY (CN)

(220511) -- TAIJIANG, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers transplant purple sweet potato seedlings in Mianhua Village, Taipan Township, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 10, 2022. Taijiang County has been tapping local speciality industries including purple sweet potato planting in recent years to promote rural vitalization. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-LOCAL SPECIALITY INDUSTRY (CN)

CHINA-GUIZHOU-TAIJIANG-LOCAL SPECIALITY INDUSTRY (CN)

(220511) -- TAIJIANG, May 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Villagers transplant purple sweet potato seedlings in Mianhua Village, Taipan Township, Taijiang County, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 10, 2022. Taijiang County has been tapping local speciality industries including purple sweet potato planting in recent years to promote rural vitalization. (Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)