Oriental Network reporter Bai Kelin reported on October 30: On October 30, the opening ceremony of the 2021 Shanghai Citrus Festival opened in the Changxing Island Country Park Global Tourism Resort. On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Shanghai Citrus Festival, citizens and tourists witnessed the official opening of the first citrus science popularization research tour route.
The first citrus science research tour runs through the citrus museum and citrus variety garden in Changxing Island Country Park, with the theme of "small citrus, big economy", designed by the scientific research team of Shanghai Citrus Research Institute, using four weekends, parents can take children to learn popular science knowledge in the orange forest, in the citrus museum and personally participate in exploring the mystery of citrus growth.
Shanghai Changxing Island is rich in citrus and has been focusing on improving citrus cultivation technology. After more than 60 years of technical accumulation, it has planted "avant-garde honey oranges" with unique taste and are more popular in the Yangtze River Delta market, and has been exported overseas for many years because of its excellent taste quality. Shanghai Citrus Festival has been held for 30 years since it was first held in 1991, and has brought new vitality and breakthroughs to the local citrus industry every year, relying on the Shanghai Avant-garde Citrus Characteristic Industry under Shanghai Avant-garde Industry, fully excavating the citrus cultural heritage of Avant-garde Farms, and further creating a win-win situation in which the citrus industry and the eco-cultural tourism industry develop in synergy.
While promoting citrus culture, this year's Shanghai Citrus Festival experiences the "new way of playing" citrus, combining traditional citrus picking with tourism festivals. In the autumn of October, the oranges are red, so you may wish to take the baby to experience the fun of picking!
Picking costs
Admission ticket: 15 yuan / person (no need to make a reservation in advance, on-site ticket purchase, children under 1.2 meters free of charge)
Retail price of citrus: 3 yuan / catty
Picking time
October 1 - December 1 (subject to change due to force majeure factors such as climate, until the harvest is finished)
Orchard opening hours: 8:30-16:30
Picking address
Chongming District, Shanghai Changxing Island Qiu Citrus Road No. 199 Changxing Island Country Park Gate No. 1 diagonally opposite (Bai Kelin)
Source: Orient Net
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