It's early summer and an atmosphere of sweetness is forming quietly at Zuokou Township, 9 km away from downtown Qiandao Lake. Tender loquat, juicy blueberries, tasty bayberries and distinctive pink-and-white honey peaches are so appealing and tantalizing! To taste the sweetness of the season, we recommend to you a list of superb fruit picking sites in Zuokou to unlock new ways to beat the summer heat!
01 Muzhou Fruit and Vegetable Garden and Peach Base
(睦洲果蔬园水蜜桃基地)
Surrounded by mountains, the place covers an area of 372 mu (1 mu is roughly equal to 666 sq m) and grows more than ten peach varieties including Hujing peach, new Kawanakajima peach, Xiaxiangji peach, Jinxiu yellow peach and Yihong honey peach. These kinds of peach varieties are tender, crisp and sweet. The peach base with organic ecology, has passed through the national green pollution-free certification, and is favored by a vast number of consumers.
Best Picking Time
Peaches:
From mid-June to late August
Address:
Tangbiancun Village, Zuokou Township 左口乡塘边村
Telephone:
13575781761
02 Kuixingqiao Orchard
(奎星桥百果园)
Backing onto a mountain and facing water, the orchard, with an area of 320 mu, is rich in loquat, bayberry, peach, and other fruits. The bayberries it produces are great in quality. The bayberry variety, Tanmei, has won the gold medal of Zhejiang Bayberry Guinness twice. The orchard is well equipped with tourist paths and pavilions for rest, which is a good place for tourists to pick fruit and relax.
Best Picking Time
Bayberries:
from mid-June to early July
Peaches:
from mid-June to late August
Address:
Kuixingqia, Zuokou Township 左口乡奎星桥
Telephone:
13588338469
03 Aolong Orchard
(奥龙果园)
Aolong Orchard is located in Qiaoxicun Village, Zuokou Township, covering an area of 160 mu. It is an agricultural tourist and sightseeing park integrating recreation, farming, orchard picking, etc. Fruits grown here mainly include dendrobium officinale, cherry, blueberry, loquat, bayberry, kiwi and other seasonal fruits.
Best Picking Time
Blueberry:
early June to mid-August
Peaches:
mid-June - late August
Kiwi:
late August - late September
Address:
Qiaoxicun Village, Zuokou Township 左口乡桥西村
Telephone:
18968106798
04 Changshui Orchard
(长水果园)
Changshui Orchard is located in Kuixingqiao, Zuokou Township, with beautiful mountain lake scenery and fresh air. The orchard covers an area of 58 mu, mainly engaged in growing loquat, bayberry, peach, etc. It is an ecological farm integrating fruit planting, parent-child picking and recreational fishing.
Best Picking Time
Loquat:
mid-May - early June
Bayberries:
mid-June - early July
Peaches:
late June - late August
Address:
Kuixingqiao, Zuokou Township
Telephone:
13732235522
05 Fenghui Science and Technology Park
(丰荟科技园)
It is a large ecological farm integrating organic agriculture and industrial cultivation, mainly providing four seasons picking experience and also serving as the seedling function of Chinese medicinal materials. At present, it has grown 45 mu of cherry, 90 mu of loquat, radix tetrastigme, bletilla striata and other valuable Chinese herbs.
Best Picking Time
Loquat:
late May - mid-June
Address:
Shilinghou Village, Zuokou Township 左口乡石岭后村
Telephone:
13758196112
06 Yingtian Vegetables and Fruit Garden
(英甜果蔬园)
It covers an area of 60 mu. Strawberries, fruits, corns, watermelons and other crops are planted in the garden. It's a great place to share newly-harvested seasonal fruits with your beloved.
Best Picking Time
Fruit and Corn:
mid-June - mid-July
Watermelon:
late June - late September
Address:
Xianhou Village, Zuokou Township 左口乡显后村
Telephone:
13588336447