Wine industry rises in northwest China

Photos taken on September 8, 2017 shows grapes in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Photos taken on September 8, 2017 shows grapes in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Photos taken on September 8, 2017 shows grapes in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Photos taken on September 8, 2017 shows a vineyard in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Photos taken on September 8, 2017 shows a vineyard in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Photo taken on September 8, 2017 shows grape seedlings in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Workers select qualified grape seedlings in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Photo taken on September 8, 2017 shows wine barrels in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Photo taken on September 8, 2017 shows wine barrels in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Workers bottling wine in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]

Workers bottling wine in the Helanshan East Foothill wine region, Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Covering an area of 433.3 square kilometers, the Ningxia wine region is the largest in China. It now has 86 chateaus, with another 113 under construction. The yearly output of wine in this region is 120 million bottles, with the annual value of production reaching 20 billion yuan, or around 3 billion US dollars. [Photo: China Plus/Huang Yue]