Xiuwen plums grow ripe

Plum picking season has begun in Wugongqiao village, Xiuwen county.

The plums are ripe in Wugongqiao village. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

Liu Chaobi, a resident of Wugongqiao village, grows more than 20 mu (1.33 hectares) of plums and can harvest 250 to 300 kilograms of fruit per mu. His plums are currently in short supply due to strong in-person and online sales organized by the Xiuwen County E-commerce Association.

Jiang Minggui, president of the association, said, "Customers are mainly from Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and provinces surrounding Guizhou."

Villagers pick plums in the orchard. [Photo/Guiyang news network]

Over the past few days, the orchard's enchanting scenery has attracted many tourists. In addition to picking plums in the orchard, they also visit cultural relics around the village and taste local specialty cuisine at the village's farmhouse.

Over 2,000 mu of plums are being grown in Wugongqiao, which is also home to many other cultural and tourism offerings, including cultural relics such as the Taohua Well and the Yuhua Temple ruins.