Golden Plum Jujubes from Jingshan, Hubei Are a Hit with Visitors, Plenty of Fun at the Farm Stays

Yesterday, a group of tourists picked Golden Plum Jujubes at Guangxin Ecological Farm in Dingjiachong Village, Luodian Town, Jingshan County, enjoying the pleasures of rural life. Dingjiachong Village is a national demonstration village for leisure agriculture and rural tourism. During the National Day holiday, nearly 1,000 tourists come each day to pick fruit and sightsee.

 

The Golden Plum Jujube is a new very late-ripening large jujube variety bred by the Nanyang Jujube Research Institute in Henan Province, and has won the National Science and Technology Gold Award many times. The Golden Plum Jujube fruit is large and round, turning golden-red when ripe and resembling a plum. The average single fruit weighs 30g, with the largest reaching 100g. It has a smooth, glossy, attractive appearance, thin skin, crisp flesh, fine and tender texture, abundant juice, honey-like sweetness, and a rich aroma, making its quality excellent. The Golden Plum Jujube has an edible rate of 96.4%, a moisture content of 65.4%, and a soluble solids content of 32.2%. It has been praised by domestic experts as a “national treasure” and called the “oriental divine fruit” by international friends.