The main provinces where papayas are produced are: Anhui Province, Yunnan Province, and Shandong Province.

1. Anhui Province: Xuan papaya is a specialty of Xuanzhou District, Xuancheng City, Anhui Province. "Papayas are found everywhere, but those in Xuancheng are the best," so they are called Xuan papayas. Xuan papaya is a wrinkled-skin papaya. The fruit is long and obovate, with dense white spots on the fruit body, a protruding umbilicus, and wrinkled skin of the dried product.

2. Yunnan Province: Yunxian white-flowered papaya is a specialty of Yun County, Lincang City, Yunnan Province. The natural conditions of Yunxian County are very suitable for the growth of Yunxian white-flowered papaya, and it is the best suitable area for the growth of Chinese white-flowered papaya. It is one of the important papaya planting bases in my country. Yunxian white-flowered papaya has the characteristics of strong fecundity, wide adaptability, early fruit bearing, large fruit, high yield, rich fragrance, thick, delicate flesh, no residue, etc. Its nutritional content is superior to other varieties of papaya. It is a unique species with historical origin and Special agricultural products with a history of development.

3. Shandong Province: Heze papaya refers to Caozhou papaya, which is produced in Cao County, Heze City, Shandong Province. The main varieties are: magnolia, bean green, rough-skinned remaining flower, thin-skinned child, large bergamot, small bergamot, etc.