LANZHOU, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- A woody-oil plant traditionally planted in the Mediterranean Basin, olive trees have been cultivated across China since their introduction to China in the 1960s.
Longnan City in northwest China's Gansu Province is such a place, where, with a similar climate and soil condition to that along the Mediterranean coast, olive began to take root and sprout since 1975.
After years of effort, Longnan became one of the most important olive planting bases in China, dubbed as the "hometown of olive in China."
A visitor views olive oil samples at a local olive processing company in Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Staff members pack bottled olive oil at a local olive processing company in Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
A staff member arranges olive oil bottles at a local olive processing company in Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A staff member checks bottled olive oil at a local olive processing company in Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
A farmer checks newly-picked olives at an olive tree plantation in Houba Village of Liangshui Township in Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 8, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2021 shows olives being washed at a local olive processing company in Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
A staff member labels olive oil bottles at a local olive processing company in Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 7, 2021. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)■
