Admire flowers in March and taste peaches in June. Now is the season when summer peaches are ripe. The lush peach trees in Yuguangju Xiantao Forest Park in Xianju Township, Guangshan County are full of fresh and tender peaches, exuding bursts of fruity fragrance. Many tourists come here to experience picking them. The Taoyuan is full of fun.
Before arriving in Taoyuan, you can see peach trees all over the mountains and plains, and the fragrance of peach is assailed. In the garden, you can see huge peaches hanging from the branches everywhere. Clusters of peaches are squeezed together, bending the peach branches . The fist-sized royal peach is hidden among the green leaves. It is tender and plump and mouth-watering. Fruit farmers are busy picking the first summer peaches harvested here, and the joy of harvest is on their brows. Some of the tourists who come here are experiencing the fun of peach picking, some are tasting the deliciousness of fresh peaches, and some are checking in during live broadcasts, playing and taking photos, sharing the beauty of this peach hometown with friends from afar.
Tourist Ms. Cong said: “Today we came to Xiantao Forest Paradise in Yuguangju, Xianju Township. The fragrance of peach blossoms came with the wind. Every tree was covered with big, red peaches, which were sweet and crisp. It's so delicious. I picked a lot today and I really can't put it down. "
"Yesterday, my child's kindergarten was on summer vacation. Today, I took her to pick peaches, get close to nature, and enjoy the scenery of the peach garden. Happy, I'm happy too," said tourist Ms. Yang.
Who would have thought that in the past, this place was still a barren mountain. In order to lead the masses to increase their income and become rich and commit to rural revitalization, in 2019, successful local entrepreneurs Cheng Hui and Jiang Fuhua returned to their hometown and founded the Yuguangju Family Farm, and transferred 2,100 acres of land in the three villages of Tenggang, Yumiao and Qili. Partially cultivated and introduced 13 varieties of fresh peaches, including Guanyin face, yellow peach, flat peach , honey peach, and Guifei red, built the barren mountains and ridges into a thousand acres of peach orchards. In 2022, Taoyuan ushered in the mining season. The yield of multiple varieties of fresh peaches that matured in advance reached more than 2,000 kilograms per mu and were sold out. The summer peach variety Guifeihong now open in the park was grafted from Heze, Shandong Province, and is also one of the park's characteristic fresh peach varieties.
Jiang Fuhua, the person in charge of Yuguang Juxiang Peach Forest Park, said: "With the strong support from the countryside, we returned to our hometown in 2019 to establish Yuguang Juxiang Peach Forest Park and developed 2,100 acres of peach orchards. We cultivated and introduced Guanyin face, yellow peach, and Guifei red. There are 13 fresh peach varieties. Among them, Guifeihong, which is now open, has the characteristics of crispy meat, sweetness and deliciousness, and is very popular among consumers. In the first year of mining, the output of the fresh peach industry will reach more than 2,500 kilograms. , not only led to the employment of more than 100 people in three nearby villages, but also promoted the development of tourism. In the next step, while further strengthening Taoyuan management and adhering to green ecological development, we will improve the park environment and do a good job in rural tourism, in order to realize the goal. Make due contributions to rural revitalization. ”
Picking route
Starting from Guangshan County → Beixiangdian Street → Xianju Beixincun Street → Xianju Tenggang Village → Xianju Yumiao Village Yuguangju (Xiantaolin Paradise)
Producer/ Pei Renhe Fang Mingli Editor/Mei Shuxian Pei Wenjing Cai Ruige Tang Hongting
