At the end of May in Shunyi, Beijing, cherries will begin to ripen! When the cherries are ripe, a picking festival will also be held in Shunyi, Beijing. This year's picking festival will be held on June 2. On the opening day, you can also participate in a cherry tasting event on site. The nearby picking garden is also fun!

Beijing Shunyi Cherry Picking Festival

Opening time:

June 2, 2000

Location:

Longwantun Town, Shunyi

Highlights:

In addition to Shunyi Olympic Water Park, Beijing International Flower Port, Hanshiqiao Wetland Park and other famous attractions, Shunyi District has another leisure area Great place! At the opening ceremony on June 2, you can not only watch the ceremony and participate in cherry tasting activities, but also experience the fun of cherry picking at the nearby cherry picking garden.

The lineup of this Cherry Music Festival

Cherry Valley

Taering Valley is located in the northeast of Xinzhuang Village, Longwantun Town, with a total area of ??1,000 acres, also known as "Thousand acres of cherry" garden". Because it is surrounded by mountains on three sides and has a unique microclimate in the mountain front, the cherry ripening time here is about a week earlier than that of other picking gardens. This is also where the evaluation of "Beijing's most ripe open-air" comes from. There is a wide variety of cherries here to suit every taste.

Amway Ecological Villa

Amway Ecological Villa is not far from Cherry Valley, where the air is fresh, the water quality is good, and there is no pollution. In addition to high-quality natural conditions, it also has advanced cherry planting and management technology. In addition to cherry picking, accommodation, catering and other services can also be provided here. In addition, Anlilong Ecological Villa is an important stop on the Caiwuqian Mountain Mountaineering and Fitness Trail. Visitors can also choose to climb and relax here.

Of course, it is definitely worth traveling so far to taste the most delicious cherries. But this place not only satisfies your taste buds, it’s also a great place for a relaxing outing. Let’s talk about some of the surrounding attractions below!

Wuqianshan Longwantun Section

Caiqian Mountain is the first-class mountaineering and fitness trail in China, integrating self-driving, mountain biking, and mountaineering trails. It is a famous urban sports destination in China. There are not only fitness trails suitable for middle-aged people to exercise, but also adventure trails suitable for young people. You can feel the atmosphere of health and vitality everywhere, and there are also ecological scenic spots and leisurely countryside for you to visit and relax.

Jiaohu Tunnel War Site

Jiaohu is a municipal-level revolutionary cultural relic protection unit and the best-preserved place in the country. During the war years, Jiaozhuang household belonged to the Jidong Anti-Japanese Base Area and was the only way to the Pingxi and Pingbei base areas. There are flaps, bunkers, mezzanines, blast holes, etc. In the tunnel, there are donkey troughs, wells, stoves, etc. at the entrance and exit. Here, you can sneak into the tunnels to experience the scenes of tunnel warfare during wartime, and you can also feel the wisdom of the working people and the greatness of the revolutionary ancestors.

Liu Hu Folk Village Experience

Liu Hu Folk Village is located in the south of Longwantun Town, Shunyi District, Beijing. "Siliu" ecological leisure manor allows you to appreciate the unique pastoral style and natural charm, and appreciate the poetic "Liu Jia style". In addition to experiencing the willow culture and savoring the scent of the willow tree, you can also eat farm food, stay in a farmhouse, do farm work, sleep in a farmhouse, enjoy farmhouse entertainment, and taste the unique pastoral flavor. The "Weeping Willow Fisherman" blends with mountains and rivers, allowing you to cultivate yourself and enjoy a sumptuous feast of fresh fish, healthy grains, and special tofu. It is an ideal place to experience rural folk customs.

The Shunyi Cherry Picking Festival not only brings delicious Shunyi cherries to the national market, but also presents Shunyi’s tourism folk culture to the public. Shunyi will have another cherry-themed city card! From now on, the Shunyi District Cherry Picking Festival will be held continuously every year to continuously enrich the entertainment and leisure projects during the festival, so that tourists from all walks of life will think of Shunyi when they mention cherries. The so-called traveling in shallow mountains is a folk custom, and the cherries in Longwantun are ripe. Starting from June 2nd, come to Longwantun Town, Shunyi to enjoy the charm of light cherry blossoms!

Cherry Types

Red Light

The most common early-ripening cherry varieties on the market, medium and large fruits, usually mature

Cherry Medium The "noble" fruits are large and hard. A medium-late maturing variety, maturing around mid-June. The varieties closest to cherries are also the most expensive. It is an excellent early-maturing cherry variety with large fruits, high quality, hard flesh, storage and transportation resistance, and high yield. Suitable for high-end foodies who love sweets.

Samita

The Samita cherry variety is introduced from Canada. It is sweet and sour, has a cherry flavor, is plump and juicy, and has firm flesh.

The large fruits of medium-late maturing varieties, also known as heart-shaped fruits, have a long, pointed heart shape, purple peel, extra-large fruits, less sour taste, strong fragrance and good quality. They are the most storage-resistant varieties except plums and dates.

Black Pearl

When the fruit is bright red to deep red, it tastes good and can be picked and sold at this time, but the hardness of the bright red flesh is not as hard as that of purple-black. A medium-late maturing variety, maturing in mid-to-late June. The fruit is kidney-shaped, large, slightly soft, purple-black, shiny, translucent in the dark, brittle and hard, and resistant to storage and transportation.

Reni

The fruit is heart-shaped and wide, with light yellow background color, good luster, delicious taste and durable for storage and transportation. A yellow, medium-ripe variety named after Mount Rainier in Washington State. The fruit is medium in size, medium in hardness, heart-shaped, with yellow skin, bright red halo, and slightly sour.

Pioneer

Pioneer cherries are characterized by larger fruits, each fruit is nearly 10g~11g. Compared with ordinary cherries, Pioneer cherries have a big difference. Its peel is thick and tough, and its flesh is moderately sour and sweet, sweet and crisp, plump and slightly hard. Mid-late maturing variety. The flesh is bright red, the fruit is oblate, and the sweetness and sourness are moderate. It is suitable for those who like sweet and sour taste.

Dragon Crown

The fruit is large, with an average fruit weight of 6.8 grams and a maximum of 12 grams. The fruit is roughly heart-shaped. It has strong drought resistance, resistance to fruit cracking, and is resistant to storage and transportation. It is a variety that can be eaten both raw and processed.

Early Ruby

The fruit is broad and heart-shaped, with bright ruby ??red skin that is easy to peel. The flesh is yellow, juicy, sweet and sour. Very durable for storage and transportation, with small core and excellent taste. The kernels are small and the edible rate is high; the fruit is early and the yield is high.