Sanhua plum ushers in picking peak, bumper harvest and hot sales drive tertiary industry development

Sanhua plum is a famous and premium fruit of Wengyuan County. Cultivation began during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, giving it a cultivation history of nearly 500 years to date. It is understood that the county's Sanhua plum planting area is currently nearly 30,000 mu. This year's Sanhua plum prices have fallen somewhat compared with last year, but production has increased substantially, making it a bumper harvest year. The Sanhua plum picking period generally lasts about two weeks. At this time, as the Sanhua plums are ripening, many tourists have gathered at the various Sanhua plum orchards to enjoy the fun of picking, and Sanhua plums have ushered in a picking peak.

Along the Sanhua section of Guanlong Highway, many stalls selling Sanhua plums could be seen. Fruit growers had set up temporary sales stalls with tents, arranged in an orderly way along the shoulders on both sides of the road, and beside each stall were parked vehicles with out-of-town or local license plates. It formed a beautiful sight.

In the orchards, every Sanhua plum hung from the branches, giving off a rich fruity fragrance that made people's mouths water. Ripe Sanhua plums are covered with a "silvery bloom"; the green peel cannot hide the fully ripe purple-red, revealing an enchanting red blush that makes people want to take a bite!

Visitors here can not only taste Sanhua plums that are perfect in color, aroma and flavor, but also go into the orchards themselves to pick them, choosing whichever one they want. As Sanhua plums become more and more famous, many out-of-town tourists make special trips here to pick them.

Over the weekend just past, not only was the Sanhua section of Guanlong Highway packed with vehicles from various places coming to Wengyuan to pick Sanhua plums, WeChat Moments was also flooded, couriers were busy beyond measure, and hotels and agritainment businesses were exceptionally booming. The bumper harvest and hot sales of Sanhua plums have boosted the county's tertiary industry.