Peach Picking

Lianhua (Lotus) Town in Yuelu District

 

 

 

A fruit planting base with an area of over 1,000 mu (about 66.7 hectares) is being expanded in Lianhua (Lotus) Town. The orchard is home to more than 50 species of fruits access to citizens, including huangjin pear, navel orange, Nanfeng tangerine, honey pomelo, peach, plum, apricot, walnut, loquat, persimmon, grape, winter jujube, apple and cherry.
Picking time: from June 5 to July 15 for honey peach; from July to August for watermelon
Transportation: depart from the city proper of Changsha, then take Changtan West Line Expressway and drive along county highway No. X079 to Lianhua (Lotus) Town.
 
 
Daweishan Town in Liuyang City

 

 

 

With an annual extension area of 2,000 mu (133.3 hectares) to 3,000 mu (200 hectares), Daweishan Town now covers an area of 24,000 mu (160 hectares) with more than 2,000 planters growing peach, pear, plum, jujube and waxberry, ect.

Picking time: from June 5 to July 15 for honey peach; from June 15 to July 5 for waxberry; from July 15 to August 25 for sand pear
 
Transportation: take Changsha-Yongzhou Expressway to Liuyang City, then drive along Liudong Road to Daweishan Town. It will take 80 minutes.