Rainbow Manor

Rainbow Manor

Before deciding to go to Rainbow Manor, I asked a friend who knows the cherry orchards in Shunyi.

“Are there any new orchards in Shunyi this year?” “Yes, Rainbow Manor is newly opened.”

“So which orchard in Shunyi has the largest cherry grove?” “Rainbow Manor... I think they have 500 acres of contiguous cherry trees.”

Oh, what a huge orchard. I’ve been to some big ones before, but none seemed as concentrated—just patches here and there. This place actually has 500 acres of contiguous cherry trees. I naturally had to come check it out in advance.

To be honest, Rainbow Manor is easy to find. On the road heading east along Shunping Road, you can easily spot the huge manor sign right by the roadside—you don’t need to make any turns, which is very convenient.

Once inside the manor, let’s take a stroll. The estate’s engineer, Lao Li, showed me around. “This area has Red Lantern, a fairly common variety.” “Over there is Meihong, imported from the U.S., which you rarely see elsewhere.” “There are also varieties from Canada, such as Lapins and Hong Nanyang, which are relatively late-ripening varieties.”

The orchard is so large not only in quantity but also in variety. The company that operates this picking garden is actually a plant technology firm. In previous years, it had been supplying cherry saplings to many other cherry orchards in Shunyi. Moreover, since the entire operation uses organic farming methods—no chemical fertilizers or pesticides are used in the cherry production process, with everything grown using organic materials—it is also the largest organic cherry picking garden in Beijing.

Before we knew it, we had walked quite far and saw a road stretching across ahead. I said, “I guess that’s the end over there.” “Oh no, not at all, we’ve only reached the halfway point. This road is the central path—we’ve only seen a quarter of the area so far.”

Related Information

Address: South side of Shunping Road, Shunyi District, opposite the gas station in Hebei Village.

010-89478078

Price: The entrance fee for Rainbow Manor is 118 RMB per person, limited to 2 jin (approximately 1 kg) of cherries. Any amount over that is charged at 60 RMB per jin. Children under 1.2 meters tall are admitted free of charge. During the Dragon Boat Festival period, Rainbow Manor also offers special discounts.

Picking Season: The manor has a lot of early- and mid-season varieties, and the peak picking season begins at the end of May. As for the special varieties, most of them are fully ripe around the time of the Dragon Boat Festival.

Transportation: Take the Airport Expressway from Sanyuanqiao, exit at the north gate of the airport, drive east along Shunping Road, pass Yanjing Bridge and Chaobai River Bridge (also known locally as Rainbow Bridge), continue east, and you’ll find it about 2 kilometers south of the road.