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How Good Are Hainan Xinglong Coffee Beans? Is Xinglong Coffee Famous and What Are Its Flavor Characteristics?

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee

Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange For more coffee bean information Please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account cafe_style) For many city dwellers, coffee represents fashion, elegance, and leisure, with a rich petty-bourgeois sentiment. But in Xinglong Coffee Town, coffee has an aroma of earthly life, with a sentiment of ordinary people. Times are changing, and Xinglong coffee's

FrontStreet Coffee - Xinglong Coffee Introduction

For many people in cities, coffee represents fashion, elegance, and leisure, carrying a rich sense of sophisticated taste. However, in Xinglong Coffee Town, coffee possesses a different charm—a warm, earthly aroma and an appeal that resonates with ordinary people.

As times change, the forms of Xinglong coffee may evolve, but the deep love and passion that Xinglong people have for coffee continues to permeate their hearts with its fragrance, enduring through the years.

The morning in Xinglong town must awaken in the air filled with the aroma of coffee.

Imagine this: in a small town, over 100 coffee shops of various sizes release the fragrance of freshly brewed coffee from their cups. This aroma is carried by the wind through the streets and alleys, allowing even those not physically present at a coffee shop to share in the subtle fragrance of coffee.

In the 1950s, large numbers of returned overseas Chinese arrived in Xinglong, bringing their unique culture and cuisine to this then-undeveloped town. Coffee, among all things, became the most influential beverage, gradually integrating into the lives of local people.

Thus, decades later today, coffee has become an indispensable part of daily life for residents here.

The Glorious Years of Xinglong Coffee

The establishment of Xinglong coffee in Xinglong was not only closely related to the culture of returned overseas Chinese but also directly connected to the economic development of that time. In 1952, to increase income, the newly established Xinglong Farm decided to introduce coffee cultivation to compensate for the disadvantage of long-term crops like rubber having extended harvest periods.

It is said that in Southeast Asia, a popular saying circulated: "Teochew noodles and Fujian noodles, Hainan coffee is famous to everyone." And when it comes to Hainan coffee, Xinglong coffee was the first to gain fame both domestically and internationally. After coffee began to be cultivated on a large scale in Xinglong, the returned overseas Chinese not only brought the tradition of drinking coffee and the skills of making and brewing coffee to Xinglong, Hainan, but also produced the renowned Xinglong coffee here.

For every person in Xinglong, Xinglong coffee is their eternal pride. Almost everyone can tell you about those glorious years, especially the story of Premier Zhou Enlai and Xinglong coffee.

On February 7, 1960, Premier Zhou Enlai visited Xinglong Farm and greatly praised Xinglong coffee after tasting it: "Xinglong coffee is world-class. I have tried many foreign coffees, but the coffee we grow ourselves tastes the best." The premier drank three cups consecutively and was about to drink a fourth when his wife, Deng Yingchao, gently advised against it. A cup of richly fragrant coffee and a kind-hearted premier wrote a beautiful chapter for Xinglong coffee. During that era, Xinglong coffee had already become the most respectable gift that Hainan people could bring when visiting relatives and friends outside the island.

Xinglong also gave birth to the first coffee factory in New China. The coffee brand produced by this factory was named after the local mother river—the "Sun River." This time-honored brand of Xinglong coffee also carries many beautiful memories for local people. Even now, 90% of the coffee shops in Xinglong town use coffee provided by this factory.

Selected from high-quality coffee beans along the Sun River, meticulously crafted using exquisite Southeast Asian formulas and roasting techniques, the coffee produced by Xinglong Overseas Chinese Farm Coffee Factory has earned international acclaim for its "excellent color and taste, rich but not bitter, fragrant but not intense" characteristics.

Conclusion

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