Like Tianshui, the city of Yan'an in Northwest China's Shaanxi province has a decades-long history of apple cultivation. Today, apples are a signature product of the city's rural areas, which played a crucial role in Yan'an's eradication of absolute poverty in 2019.

　　In October 2022, Xi visited the city, shortly after the closing of the 20th CPC National Congress. When visiting an orchard in Nangou village, he praised local apple growers for their use of drip irrigation and refined management practices.

　　“This is agricultural modernization,“ said Xi. “You have found an industry development direction that suits you best.“

　　Across China, many rural areas have cultivated industries well-suited to their local conditions, effectively boosting rural revitalization through their development.

　　Like vegetables from Jiayu and apples from Tianshui, specialty products like oranges from Ganzhou in Jiangxi province and strawberries from Dandong in Liaoning province have gained popularity in the market, significantly contributing to local social and economic development.

　　These thriving local industries help ensure food security, consolidate the country's poverty reduction achievements and promote integrated urban-rural development.

　　As Xi stressed during the Hubei inspection trip, development is the top priority. He emphasized that engaging in agriculture can also lead to prosperity as there are great potentials in the agricultural sector.