Yantai is one of the main fruit producing areas in China. American missionary Nevith Weisi introduced Western fruits to Yantai in 1871.

Western fruits are superior to local fruits in quality and taste, and have gradually become sought-after items in the market. There are as many as 13 apple varieties introduced by Ni Weisi alone in his non-fiction novel "There is no doubt that Ni. Weisi's introduction of Western apples has changed the agricultural structure in Yant. and beyond"