Abstract: ‘Xiaqing’is a new early ripening sand pear cultivar selected from the cross‘Niitaka’בXizilü’. The fruit shape is mainly round，the average fruit weight is 330 g，and it has green peel and smooth surface with almost no russet and unconspicuous fruit dots. The fruit core is small，and the flesh is white，crisp，fine-texture，juicy and sweet. The soluble solids content is 11.5%–12.0%，accompany with 0.16% titratable acid. The fruit growth period is 115 d around，and it matures in late July in Nanjing，Jiangsu Province. The yield is up to 11 249 kg ? hm-2 in the fourth year.

Key words: pear, early ripening, cultivar