Autumn is both the season of harvest and the best time to experience the beauty of nature. A myriad of appealing rural tourism routes for autumn around Chongqing involves leisure tourism, sightseeing and fruit picking, tasting and harvest, farming experiences, and many other activities. Why not go on a tour with your family on a beautiful day?
Yongchuan District has launched new activities and scenic spots. These include climbing and viewing the bamboo sea, open-air cinema, and fruit picking routes, Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea Scenic Area, Thin Knife Ridge, Chazhutian Street, Open-air Cinema Square, and the Chazhu Ecological Orchard.
Yongchuan Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea Scenic Area have launched climbing and viewing in the bamboo sea, open-air cinema, and fruit picking routes.
As the highest peak of Jishan Mountain, the Thin Knife Ridge is also the highest peak in western Chongqing, with a central peak that has an altitude of 1025 meters. The Xiaoanxi River, Jiulong River, and Linjiang River come into sight on the wriggle and steep ridges. The Jinyun Mountain, Gele Mountain, Zhongliang Mountain, Dazu, Rongchang are also visible in clear weather.
Besides mountaineering, visitors can also pick pomegranate, dwarf late-maturing pomelo, late-maturing hybrid citrus, and other fruits at the nearby Chazhu Ecological Orchard. Camping at night in the Open-air Cinema Square, looking up at the beautiful starry sky, and savoring a delicious barbecue are also recommended choices.
Route: exit at Yongchuan Station of Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway and drive 22 km towards the Tea Mountain and Bamboo Sea Scenic Area.
In 2019, Changshou District launched the beautiful countryside tourism routes for autumn with Linfeng Town and Linfeng Village as the core. The Linfeng Town has created a five-color four-season flower sea in the core area. In addition, at the beginning of this year, it planted 300 mu of purple verbena, 100 mu of Zinnia, and some colored Galsang flowers and corn poppies. Now, the hills are carpeted with the endless sea of purple verbena bordered by the golden flower.
The Linfeng Village has long been hailed as the “hometown of Changshou pomelo.”
The Linfeng Village has long been hailed as the “hometown of Changshou pomelo.” The Changshou pomelos begin to ripen in late October, and November is the best time for picking. During the Changshou Pomelo Festival in November, Changshou District eyes a variety of lively and fascinating events, such as challenge competition, awards ceremony, product promotion, picking a tour, and pomelo-related experience.
Changshou pomelo.
Route: search for “Wangxiang Season” to appreciate the verbena, and search for Weijiahekan to have a meal at the farmhouse.
The tourism routes for autumn harvest experience launched by Banan District consist of three leisure sites of Dongquan Town, Fengsheng Ancient Town, and Ersheng Tianping Mountain.
Visitors can taste Wubu Pomelo and experience modern agriculture, farming culture, and parent-child interaction at the Chongqing Dongwenquan Wubu Pomelo Planting Cooperative. Experience activities such as grinding beans and farm work are also available. At noon, visitors can have a meal made of natural pollution-free ingredients at the farmhouse. After lunch, they can relieve their fatigue in the hot springs of the East Hot Spring Tourism Scenic Area that is rated as a national 4A-level tourist scenic spot.
It is highly recommended to enjoy the captivating autumn scenery at the Ersheng Tianping Mountain for Galsang flowers.
It is highly recommended to enjoy the captivating autumn scenery at the Fengsheng Ancient Town for maple leaves and the Ersheng Tianping Mountain for Galsang flowers. Primarily, Tianping Mountain featuring good natural vegetation, fresh air, and charming scenery is known as a rare natural air anion bar and a leisure and fitness hub in the suburbs of the main city.
Route: search for Chongqing Dongwenquan Wubu Pomelo Planting Cooperative, Color Forest, and Tianpingshan•Chashan Liyuan Scenic Area.
Dazu District has launched an autumn “harvest experience” boutique route, which takes harvesting fruit in the autumn and experiencing the fun of farming as the leading leisure mode.
Dazu District has launched an autumn “harvest experience” boutique route.
The mature season of “Jihua hybrid citrus” lasts from late October to April of the next year. During this period, visitors can not only taste the fruits they pick, but also send some to their friends and relatives.
Route: depart from the main city of Chongqing and get on the Chongqing-Suining Expressway in Chenjiaping→ towards the university town → drive 2 km from the Shapingba Toll Station and drive 5 km towards Jiangjin after getting on the Outer Ring Expressway → drive along the direction of Bishan-Dazu to get on the Chongqing-Chengdu (Yurong) Expressway → exit at Dazudong → drive 10 km to Zhongao Town in the direction of Dazu-An'yue .
From October to November, it is the mature and picking season of longan.
From October to November, it is the mature and picking season of longan. A total of about 600 mu of longan on the Hezhong Island, Qingjiang Town, Rongchang District, is now fully grown. The 13 centuries-old longan trees on the island are more than 15 meters high, and the trunks are 40-60 cm in diameter. The longans that grow on these trees feature thick pulp, small kernels, and sweet taste.
Route: Downtown Chongqing – Rongchang Toll Station of Chengdu-Chongqing Expressway - Hezhong Island, Qingjiang Town
Source: Shangyou News
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