After seeing his father grow grapes in their family garden in 1981, Shen Yuan founder Xu Weidong dedicate his life to table grapes. When Xu finished school in 1988, he pursued the business full-time in Zhangjiagang.

Xu started a 24-acre vineyard in 1993 and then expanded with a 120-acre grape research and promotion center in 1998. By 2003, he formally established Shen Yuan, laying the foundation for a company that has become a driving force in China’s table grape industry.

Shen Yuan has grown from a one-man operation with sales of RMB1000 to a company with over 200 employees, 26 proprietary grape cultivars and annual sales exceeding RMB40 million. With a strong foundation in research and innovation, the company is now positioning itself for global expansion.