The gradual increase in temperature makes the cherries blush, and the season of picking and enjoying cherries is here again! All picking gardens in Haidian are ready, offering you a chance to achieve "cherry freedom"! Haidian's cherries are large, fruity, fresh, delicious, sweet and juicy. With only one bite, you will find your lips and teeth filled with freshness and sweetness, and even the air your breath in will be the smell of fruit. It's so delicious that you can't stop your mouth!
On May 23, the 20th Cherry Culture Festival in Haidian District was launched. The ripe cherries are so cute that they look like a girl who has just grown up. Just pick it off before it realizes, and put the fresh delicious in mouth - this may be the fun of cherry-picking. Then where to pick such delicious cherries? Three routes are recommended for you!
South Line
South Line: In southern Beijing, the “One River and Ten Gardens” of Sijiqing Town are distributed along the Hanhe Road. The main gardens include: Green Fruit Sightseeing and Picking Garden, Yuquan Sightseeing and Picking Garden, and Sijiqing Fruit Forest Institute, etc. There surrounding scenic spots include the Summer Palace, Beijing Botanical Garden, Fragrant Hills (or Xiangshan Park), Xishan National Forest Park, etc.
1. Green Fruit Sightseeing and Picking Garden
The Green Fruit Sightseeing and Picking Garden is located at the foot of Fragrant Hills, a well-known Chinese scenic tourist resort surrounded by mountains, with beautiful environment and pleasant scenery. The Garden covers an area of more than 600 mu (about 99 acres) in total, with more than 450 square meters of wooden houses for sales and reception. The buildings are simple and elegant with their unique style, and the water system in the garden and the two artificial lakes make up a beautiful scenery. With every step, tourists can enjoy a different but extremely impressive view.
More than 170 acres of cherries are planted in the orchard, including famous varieties such as Red Lantern, Red Sweet, Rainier, Napoleon, and Sunburst. They begin to ripen in mid-May every year, and is thick and juicy.
There are also 56 solar greenhouses in the garden, including a large varieties of crops: plump and bright strawberries which are juicy and sweet; small watermelons with thin skin and honey-like juice; mulberry trees are treasures as a whole, with nutritious fruit for kidney, and edible leaves which are anti-aging and can lower blood lipids.
Now, flowers and fruits can be seen and picked in the garden in all seasons, everything is so attractive that makes people unwilling to leave.
Tel: 010-62590479
Address: West side of the road 500 meters south along Hanhe Road, Xiangquan Roundabout, Sijiqing Town, Haidian District.
2. Yuquan Sightseeing and Picking Orchard
Yuquan Sightseeing and Picking Garden occupies a superb geographical location with less than 1km to the west gate of the Summer Palace on its east, “the First Spring of Yuquan Mountain” on its north, the Yuquan Golf Course on its south, and the Tiancizhuang Hotel and fishing pond on its west. With mountains and water, pleasant scenery and convenient transportation, it is an excellent place for sightseeing, leisure and picking.
They not only grow cherries in the garden, but also make full use of greenhouses to grow blueberries, strawberries, wax apples, grapes and other fruits. It is also an open garden, which is a good place for exercise and leisure activities for tourists and retired elderlies. At present, there are also ecological restaurants, five-star holiday hotels and sports and leisure venues for tourists to entertain in the sightseeing orchard, which is a good place for tourists to visit, relax and fruit-picking.
Tel: 010-88855485
Address: No. 168, Hanhe Road, Sijiqing Town, Haidian District.
3. Sijiqing Fruit Forest Institute
Located at the foot of Fragrant Hills, the Tourist Agriculture Model Garden of Sijiqing Fruit Forest Institute is a collectively owned enterprise that integrates the introduction, research and development, high-quality and high-efficiency production of new varieties of large cherries, the breeding of improved seedlings, the popularization and promotion of new cultivation techniques, marketing services of product seedlings, and tourism, sightseeing and fruit-picking.
The orchard is designed as a garden, with an exquisite style which is elegant and classic. In the garden, there are mountains, water and beautiful sceneries, together with hundreds of rare trees and flowering shrubs. The orchard is surrounded by European-style protective railings, and the leisure area is as large as more than 3,000 square meters (with pavilions, wooden bridges, mountains and stones, water pavilions, and various flowers and trees, all with explanatory signs hanged, so that tourists can learn about them while sightseeing and fruit-picking).
Every year from mid-May to late June, the Big Cherry Tourism Sightseeing and Picking Festival is held, which is welcomed by the general public. The orchard is full of flowers in the early spring, as well as crystal cherries and golden apricots, summer comes with delicious sweet peaches, while autumn is famous for jujubes and begonias, even in late autumn and early winter, there are hawthorn fruits to be picked on trees.
Tel: 010-62858875; 010-62858165
Address: No. 68 Minzhuang Road, Haidian District, Beijing
West Line
West Line: The main line is the West Mountain Scenic Corridor, which is known as the ecological conservation belt of Beijing and the back garden of Zhongguancun. Parks such as Zhoujiaxiang Agricultural Sightseeing Park, Fry Farm, Phoenix Mountain Cherry Ecological Orchard and Big Weekend Cherry Sightseeing Garden are located along this route. The scenic spots such as the Millennium Ancient Temple Dajue, Jiufeng Scenic Area, Qiwangfen Lavender Manor, Fenghuangling Park and others are extremely magnificent.
1. Zhoujiaxiang Agricultural Sightseeing Park
Beijing Zhoujiaxiang Agricultural Development Co., Ltd. is located at the foot of the Yangtai Mount Dajue Temple, Xishan, with Beiqing Road and Country Park in the north, Jingmi Canal and Wenbei Road in the east, and municipal-level advanced tourist organizations, Zhuanghu Renjia and Cyclonus Paradise in the south.
The company integrates planting, sightseeing, picking, and sales, with a picking area as large as 500 mu (about 82 acres) providing cherries all year round (varieties: Zaodaguo, Red Lantern, Ruby, Meihong, Meizao, Labins, Rainier, Pioneer, Longfeng, Longguan), cucumbers, tomatoes, baby pumpkins, strawberries, pears, apricots, plums and other vegetables and fruits. Thanks to superior climatic conditions, all plants are irrigated with groundwater, producing fresh vegetables and sweet fruits. Cherries, in particular, are very sweet and nutritious.
In 2011, the pollution-free vegetable standardized production model base was officially listed in this fruit-picking orchard. In the 2011 Daxishan (Sujiatuo Town) tourism picking festival, the quality of cherries planted in this orchard won the second prize. In addition, it also provides leisure activities such as dining and entertainment. The transportation is convenient and it is a good place for leisure travel.
Tel: 15910716499
Address: Turn left for 500 meters at the traffic light at Jingmi Water Diversion Canal, west of Beiqing Road.
2. Phoenix Mountain Cherry Ecological Garden
Phoenix Mountain Cherry Ecological Garden is located in the northwest of Haidian District, just at the front of the gate of Phoenix Mountain Natural Orchard, a scenic tourist area.
The orchard covers an area of more than 120 mu (about 20 acres). There are large agricultural product exhibition rooms and reception rooms, mainly responsible for visitor registration, parking management, ticket service, product and packaging display, etc. It is also equipped with more than 50 parking spaces. After several years of construction and careful management, it has been rated as the picking orchard of Beijing’s rural characteristic tourism, the three-star tourist orchard of Haidian District, and its products have been certified as pollution-free agricultural products.
Trees planted in the orchard are mainly cherries, with an area of more than 80 mu (about 13 acres) and more than ten varieties, most of which are Zaodaguo, Red Lantern and Red Sweet. There are also some apples and pears, as well as three solar greenhouses.
Tel: 13810263533
Address: Fenghuangling Road, Sujiatuo Town, Haidian District (east side of Shichuang Training Center)
North Line
North Line: Around Beiqing Road and Shangzhuang Road, there are Baiwang Agricultural Plantation, Shounong Manor, Cuihu Sightseeing Orchard, Yangjiazhuang Cherry Picking Orchard, Baijiatuan Picking Orchard, etc., providing many varieties of delicious summer and autumn fruits, such as cherries and apricots. Zhongguancun Park, Baiwang Mount Forest Park, Cuihu National Wetland Park, Cao Xueqin Trail and other scenic spots are good places for leisure travel nearby.
1. Baiwang Agricultural Plantation
Cherries in Baiwang are big and sweet, with a bite of juice pulp and a long aftertaste.
The cherry forest in Baiwang Agricultural Plantation is the first stop of the “Zero Use Action of Chemical Pesticide in Haidian District” in 2019. A small cherry conveys more than just delicious food, but also their promise to safeguard people’s health and make them feel comfortable!
Tel: 17040089680
Address: 5-3, Tangjialing, Xibeiwang Town, Haidian District
2. Shounong Manor
Shounong Manor is located in the north of Shuangta Village, Haidian District. Its cherry orchards is as large as 100 mu (about 16.5 acres). This 20-year ecological cherry forest provides a pure natural planting environment for cherries to grow naturally. This year, Beijing is blessed with abundant rains, long cherry growth cycles ensures their maturity, with richer flavour and fuller juice than in previous years.
Down in the 100 acres of ecological cherry forest in Shounong Manor, dandelions are set against small wildflowers. The long-lost outdoor cherry picking creates a warm moment for family and children.
Shounong Manor is affiliated to Beijing Capital Food Group and is the vegetable and fruit plantation model garden of the group company in Haidian, Beijing. As a state-owned enterprise in the capital, after decades of development, Beijing Shounong Food Group has grown from Beijing’s “vegetable basket” (non-grain food supply) and “rice bag” (grain supply) to a modern food group with international competitiveness leading a healthy and beautiful life.
Address: North of Shuangta Village, Haidian District
3. Yangjiazhuang Cherry Picking Orchard
The cherries in the Yangjiazhuang Village Cherry Picking Orchard are big, sweet and juicy, and are very popular among tourists. Every year during the cherry picking season, everyone likes to bring their own children to the orchard. It is a great opportunity for a family trip as they satisfy their stomachs at the same time.
When tired of picking cherries, people can stroll on the wooden plank road, which is shaded by green trees. With river nearby, it is an excellent leisure place with perfect temperature. On the right-hand side of the plank road, there is a small farm for popular science, which allows children to experience the fun of growing their own vegetables.
Address: Yangjiazhuang Village, Hot Spring Town, Haidian District
4. Baijiatuan Cherry Picking Orchard
Early June is the harvesting season for cherry. The 1200 mu (about 198 acres) cherries planted in Hot Spring Town include Zaodaguo, Big Purple, Red Lantern, Hongyan, Red Sweet, etc., which are large, good in taste and high in quality, with a perfect combination of sweet and sour. All cherries have been certified pollution-free, so you can feel assured when eating them. On the green cherry trees, the glittering "red agate" swayed in the wind. Being in it is really “when the wind curls in front of the oblique sun court, red beads can be found in thousands of oily green leaves”.
Baijiatuan Village Tourist Cherry Picking Orchard is one of the earlier tourist picking orchards established in Haidian District, covering an area of 400 mu (about 66 acres). The trees in the orchard are tall and diverse, most of which are more than ten years old, and the yield of cherry trees in their fruit-bearing period is more than 50 kg.
Deep in the orchard, cherry saplings are neatly arranged, with their leaves fresh and green and full of vitality. The Baijiatuan Village Tourist Picking Orchard has introduced three new varieties in the recent years, i.e. Brooks, Russia No. 8 and Yi Zaohong. Brooks, which is storage- and transportation-friendly, can maintain its flavour for more than 30 days in an environment of 0 ~ 5℃. The long-term preservation will prolong the sales time relatively, alleviating the sense of urgency that the “time limit” of fresh fruit quality brings to the picking orchard. The Russian No. 8 cherry from Russia is not only good in taste and abundant in yield, but also extremely chill proof. Young trees of Yizaohong cherry grow fast, and are resistant of drought, barren, disease, insect, humidity, cold, salt and so on.
Its fruit is beautiful in colour and sweet in flavour. As an excellent variety of early maturity, it is suitable for the management structure of the picking orchard.Since 2016, through two successive projects, Baijiatuan Village has carried out a multi-directional transformation of the picking orchard in the Xihetan area, which has improved the convenience of picking and improved the sense of leisure experience. In addition, there are many picking orchards in Hot Spring Town, such as Hot Spring Village Sightseeing and Picking Orchard, and Yangjiazhuang Sightseeing and Picking Orchard.
Address: Baijiatuan Village, Hot Spring Town, Haidian District
