Figs are one of the oldest fruit tree species in Weihai. At the beginning of the 21st century, there were still large natural fig forests on Sushan Island in Rongcheng. Weihai's unique geographical environment and climatic conditions are particularly suitable for the growth of figs. Figs are distributed throughout urban and rural areas, especially in towns and villages in Boyu Town, northern Rongcheng and southern Rushan in Weihai City's economic zone, and in Rongcheng Gangxi Town and other places. Concentrated large-scale cultivation. Figs are highly adaptable, easy to grow, easy to grow, free from pests, and easy to manage. They are also rich in nutritional value and health and medicinal functions, and have the elements to form a large industry. To this end, in 2007, the Development Zone Management Committee invited experts from the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, China Agricultural University, Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences and other units to jointly complete the preparation of the "Fig Industry Development Plan". , leading enterprise allocation, government support and benefit analysis and other aspects have been scientifically demonstrated.

In early 2007, the Development Zone Management Committee organized an application to the State Administration for Industry and Commerce for the fig geographical indication certification trademark. On January 13, 2008, the Trademark Office of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce issued an announcement approving the official registration of the Weihai Fig Geographical Indication Certification Trademark, which is the first fig geographical indication certification trademark in the country. In 2010, it passed the review of geographical indication product protection by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People’s Republic of China. In 2010, 10 major fig picking gardens and more than 10 kinds of deep-processed products have been initially formed in the region, making it the largest fig producing area in the country. The area is 468 hectares and the output is 15,000 tons.