Caiyu Grape World Sightseeing & Picking Garden

Caiyu Grape World Sightseeing & Picking Garden

Caiyu Town has a long history of grape cultivation. By this year, the planting area has reached over 20,000 mu, with an annual output exceeding 21 million kilograms. Known as the “Turpan of Southern Beijing,” it is the largest grape production base in the suburbs of Beijing. Caiyu Town is located at 40°N latitude, and its natural conditions are very similar to those of the world-famous grape-growing region—Bordeaux, France. The grapes are of premium quality, hence the title “Turpan of Southern Beijing.”

As early as 1997, Caiyu invested 1.5 million yuan to establish a Grape Production Technology Extension Center, which can cultivate 2.5 million high-quality seedlings annually. It also provides technical guidance and management for the over 20,000 mu of grape fields, ensuring advantages in grape varieties, technology, and quality.

The National Green Food Office conducted testing and analysis on various factors in the Caiyu area such as soil, air, and water sources, and carried out three years of follow-up monitoring, enabling Caiyu grapes to obtain the right to use the national green food label.

Caiyu Grape World Sightseeing & Picking Garden

At the same time, Caiyu Town adheres to a development direction that focuses on market demand, quality improvement, and brand creation. First, it emphasizes variety improvement—enhancing and optimizing classic varieties such as “Muscat” and “Kyoho.”

While improving the quality of these traditional varieties, the town has also vigorously introduced and promoted over 100 fresh and wine grape varieties such as “Ruby Seedless,” “Seyval Blanc,” and “Cabernet Sauvignon.”

To leverage the brand advantage of its grapes and increase market share, Caiyu Town also registered the “Jingcai” brand trademark, providing unified premium packaging for its products, thereby increasing the added value of the grapes. Starting in 2001,

Caiyu Town has held four consecutive Beijing Daxing Caiyu Grape Culture Festivals. During the festivals, a variety of cultural, economic, sightseeing, and picking activities were organized. In 2004, the festival attracted over 350,000 visitors, with 10 million kilograms of grapes picked and sold, generating sales revenue of 16 million yuan.

Source: Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development

Caiyu Town: Since ancient times, Caiyu has been an important gateway to and from Beijing, heading east to Tianjin and south to Shanghai and Hangzhou. Emperor Qianlong once praised it in a poem during his inspection tour: “The wealthy villages of southern Beijing, known as Caiyu Li.” The historic town of Caiyu once boasted five major attractions and eight scenic spots, accumulating a profound cultural heritage. Today’s Caiyu covers a total area of 71.6 square kilometers, governs 55 administrative villages, and has a population of 32,000. It is one of the “33 Key Central Small Towns in Beijing” planned under the concept of 21st-century urban ecology. Caiyu Town is situated at the junction of Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei... More details about Caiyu Town++