Chuanguan News reporter Chen Hao Chengdu Observation Wang Ao text/picture
April cherry red, the harvest is just in time. On April 19, the 2024 Chengdu Pujiang cherry picking season was officially launched.
On the morning of the same day, the Cherry Mountain Scenic Area located in Heshan Street, Pujiang County was full of tourists, and the cherry trees all over the mountains were full of red cherries.
Cherry cinnamon branches.
More than 3,500 acres of cherries are planted in the Cherry Mountain Scenic Area, including 4 varieties of crystal, purple flower, white flower and safflower. Hu Wei, deputy secretary of the Party Committee of Qixin Community, Heshan Street, Pujiang County, said that due to the impact of temperature, this year's cherry ripening season is a few days later than last year, but the taste and quality are better, and the price has risen slightly compared with last year.
At the launching ceremony, activities such as the Pujiang Good Things Exhibition, interesting games, "Pujiang's Spring" photography exhibition, and intangible cultural heritage experience attracted many tourists to participate, and everyone stopped to experience intangible cultural heritage projects such as handmade tea making and pottery, and felt the charm of Pujiang's traditional culture. The event also released the Pujiang boutique tourism route and cherry picking map.
Tourists pick cherries.
The cherry picking season will last until mid-May. During the period, there will also be activities such as the national style tour of Yujiaqi, the Guanmao Mountain Goods Festival, the Country Music Festival, the Aerobic Mountaineering Festival, and the adoption of cherry trees. "The activities are rich in content and diverse in form, combining sports and pastoral, play and picking, experience and sightseeing, so that tourists can enjoy a hearty cultural and sports journey while experiencing the fun of cherry picking and special food. Qi Yingzhuo, deputy director of the Pujiang County Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, said.
Red cherries.
The relevant person in charge of Pujiang County said that in recent years, relying on the good ecological environment, agricultural background and cultural resources, Pujiang has continuously explored the path of transformation of ecological resource value, innovatively promoted the integrated development of agriculture, commerce, culture, tourism and sports, and deeply implemented the all-for-one tourism promotion action. At present, the Chengdu (Pujiang) International Pastoral Ecological Business District has begun to take shape, the Yanjingli characteristic block has been completed and opened, the Liangjiang Sports Park has been opened, and cultural tourism projects such as Genting Water Town, Chengdu Park Urban Education Practice Base, Shixiang Lake Research Base, and Heshan Valley have been built, and new scenes and new formats such as Yujiaqi Ancient Village, One Meter Pastoral, and Sanqianyuan Guqin Tea Space have been cultivated, and the quality of urban functions has been significantly improved, urban and rural facilities have been improved, and the beautiful countryside has become more livable, and the ecological charm has been more prominent.