'Chinese gooseberry' proves to be a fruitful crop

Before it was brought to New Zealand about a century ago and became world-renowned as kiwi fruit, it had been grown and known as the "Chinese gooseberry" for almost 1,500 years. Back in its hometown in Northwest China, it has brought prosperity to over 120,000 people.

At the end of November, Deng Xiaoqing, a farmer in Meixian county, Baoji city of Shaanxi province, had sold out all of this year's kiwi fruit harvest.

"The kiwi fruit industry in my hometown is enjoying a renaissance. Usually, the fruit would be sold out by the end of the year, but this year, the sales goal was completed ahead of schedule," says the 38-year-old farmer.