Cai'er Peach Garden Tourist Scenic Area

Cai'er Peach Garden Tourist Scenic Area

The Cai'er Peach Garden Tourist Scenic Area is a national AAA-level tourist attraction.

The Cai'er Peach Garden Tourist Scenic Area is located within Cai'er Town, Gaoping District, Nanchong City. This scenic area seamlessly combines rural sightseeing, ecological fruit tasting, farm-style cuisine, and historical site visits, creating a four-season panorama of "flower viewing in spring and winter, fruit picking in summer, and mountain climbing in autumn." Follow our reporters' footsteps and lenses to explore its breathtaking scenery and delicious food.

The car travels northward along Jiangdong Middle Road in Gaoping District. Upon leaving the urban area of Longmen Subdistrict Office, the Longmen–Cai'er Road before you will lead you to your destination — the Cai'er Peach Garden Scenic Area. Visitors can also take buses from Jiangling Town, Gaoping District, to reach the scenic area.

The Red Leaf Manor and Jiujie Long Leisure Villa are located on the western side of the entire scenic area, with snow-white pear blossoms adorning the branches in the nearby pear orchard. "Peach blossoms are the main stars of Cai'er. There are several local sayings among us: ‘Meet at Peach Blossom Ridge, fall in love on Peach Blossom Mountain, and stay together in Peach Blossom Valley.’ Let’s first head to ‘Four-Sided Mountain,’ where ‘Peach Blossom Ridge’ is located — there you’ll find the ‘Ladder of Love.’" A Chen, an official from the Cai'er Town government, told our reporters that legend has it a wealthy young woman from Cai'er fell in love with a poor commoner. The two often met secretly in the peach grove at the top of Four-Sided Mountain. When the girl's parents tried desperately to stop them, the couple bravely made their way through thorny thickets, gradually forming a secret path up the mountain that eventually became the shortcut to the peak... Reaching the mountainside of Four-Sided Mountain, this reporter looked up — the ladder resembled a white silk ribbon caressing the ridge, dotted with pavilions here and there. As a breeze blew, the pink peach blossoms blooming at the foot of the mountain nodded cheerfully at climbers, while bees and butterflies joined in the lively scene. Legend also says that there is a “giant dragon” lying across Cai'er Town, using Four-Sided Mountain as its head and stretching across nine peaks all the way to the northwest. Each hilltop resembles the segments of a dragon’s body, hence the name “Jiujie Long (Nine-Section Dragon).”

Traveling eastward by car, you’ll arrive at “Romantic Peach Blossom Mountain,” known for its ancient costume photography. Tourists eagerly don colorful long robes and dresses, stepping gracefully into the vibrant sea of blossoms. “Click, click…” As camera shutters snap, one stunning photo after another is born — these are the imprints of spring and the call of summer. “Mid to late March is the golden season for peach blossoms in Cai'er. Just two months from now, come taste our variety of peaches: ‘Riguang No. 5, 7, 8, 11, and 19,’ ‘Huaguang Nectarine,’ ‘Yanguang Nectarine,’ ‘Shuguang Nectarine,’ ‘Zhongyou No. 4 and 16’…” The explanation from the Chen official makes one’s mouth water.

In “Everlasting Peach Blossom Valley” stands a four-star agritainment spot featuring classic northern Sichuan-style old houses. More importantly, it offers a rich array of local delicacies: garlic sprout vermicelli with eel, cold yam leaf salad, smoked cured pork, scallion pork ear, cured pig trotter, carrot and bean sprouts, cold heart-and-tongue salad, boiled silver carp, white bean pork chop, stir-fried fern tips, and mapo tofu...

The scenic area also includes attractions such as Wanglong Pavilion, Qinglong Temple, Dragon Eye Spring, the ancient city wall ruins of Four-Sided Mountain (Zhang Xianzhong’s military camp), Lotus under Moonlight, and Stone Buddha Temple. Activities such as crossing Jiujie Long, hanging love locks, and praying to the wishing tree have consistently drawn large crowds of tourists. It is reported that Cai'er Town has successfully held seven consecutive Peach Blossom Festivals. Friends, with your presence, we believe the eighth edition will be even more spectacular and unforgettable.

Reporter: Zhang Kewen / Photos