Two foreign visitors take a closer look at beverages made with apples. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An exhibition booth displays Qixia apple. Qixia apple has a brand value of 14.51 billion yuan ($2.12 billion) in 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

An apple exhibition booth for Laizhou, a county-level city in Yantai, Shandong province. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]