Dozens of certificates hang in the hallway of the home of He Yangyang, who runs the Ningxia Yangyang International Winery. The certificates detail awards won at international competitions, such as the Decanter World Wine Awards, the Berlin Wine Trophy, the Belt & Road Wine and Spirit Competition, and the Bettane and Desseauve Wine Awards in France.
“All these certificates come from before 2018. We don’t hang any won after that because it’s not new for Ningxia wineries anymore, as they just sweep international competitions,” He said.
Just a few days ago, a list from the Decanter World Wine Awards in the United Kingdom showed that more than 40 gold medals were awarded to wines produced in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.
Ningxia, in Northwest China, has over 200 wineries, more than 60 of which have won at least 1,000 awards in a wide range of competitions across the globe.
In the past 20 years, Ningxia has vigorously developed its grape and wine industry. The region now has nearly 40,000 hectares of wine grapes under cultivation and 228 wineries and vineyards. Annual production is 138 million bottles.
The wines are exported to more than 40 countries and regions, generating an annual income of more than 34 billion yuan ($4.76 billion).
In addition to nourishing the land, the development of vine cultivation and the winemaking industry in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region has provided many jobs and raised local people’s incomes.
According to data from the regional government, Ningxia’s wine industry provides 130,000 jobs for people across the region, and the workers’ combined annual income totals about 1 billion yuan. One-third of local people’s incomes come from the wine industry.
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