China first introduced coffee cultivation in Taiwan Province province in 1884, and then planted it in Taitung and Kaohsiung. 1908 overseas Chinese brought back large and medium-sized coffee from Malaysia and planted it in Danzhou, Hainan. During the period of 19 12- 1935, overseas Chinese introduced coffee from Malaysia and Indonesia in batches to Danzhou, Wenchang and Chengmai in Hainan Province. 19 14 overseas Chinese from Myanmar were introduced to Yunnan province for planting. Coffee was introduced to Guangxi from Vietnam in the 1920s. From 65438 to 0934, coffee was introduced to Zhanjiang, Guangdong Province and planted in Gaozhou and Xuwen counties.

Over the past decades, China's coffee production has been ups and downs, and the coffee area in China has reached 8666.6hm2 in 1960. By 1980, the coffee planting area in China has been reduced to 667hm2. The coffee planting area of 1988 reached 17800hm2. However, in recent years, although the coffee market is weak, the coffee area in China has increased to 265,438+065,438+095.47 hm2 (2002 statistics), including 20700hm2 in Yunnan Province and 495.47hm2 in Hainan Province. The national annual output is 19456t, including 19036t in Yunnan province and 420t in Hainan province.

Coffee growing areas in China are mainly distributed in Yunnan and Hainan provinces, and other crops have also been planted in Guangxi and Guangdong. Small-seed coffee is mainly planted in Yunnan Province, mainly distributed in Simao, Baoshan, Xishuangbanna, Dehong, Wenshan, Lincang and mangshi. Hainan Province mainly grows medium-sized coffee, mainly distributed in Chengmai, Wanning, Qiongzhong, Baisha, Wenchang and other places.