Laojunjing Cherries

Laojunjing Cherries

　　Laojunjing cherries are a renowned specialty of Laojunjing Township in Jianyang City, Ziyang, Sichuan Province. Laojunjing Township has long been honored as the “Hometown of Cherries,” with its Laojun cherries celebrated far and wide for their vibrant color and pure, delicious taste.

　　Laojunjing Township has long been honored as the “Hometown of Cherries.” The Laojun cherries are widely known for their vibrant color and pure, delicious taste. The township is home to approximately 200,000 cherry trees, yielding around 2 million pounds of fresh fruit annually, which can exceed 3 million pounds in bumper years. uN5

　　In recent years, Laojunjing Township has launched eco-agritainment tourism. Leveraging the area’s rugged mountain landscapes, breathtaking scenery, and clean, unpolluted air, the region has vigorously developed agritainment, attracting visitors from all over for sightseeing and travel. The local government has specially created a Cherry Valley Scenic Area. uN5

　　Cherry Valley is located in the Longquan Mountain Range, stretching from Dashan Village in Jiajia Town in the east to Songlin Village in Laojunjing Township in the west, with its main and branch routes spanning over 10 kilometers in total. Locals have had a generations-long tradition of growing cherries, with trees scattered across front yards, backyards, hillsides, and valleys. The scenic area now boasts over 5,000 acres of cherry orchards. At an altitude of around 600 meters, combined with unique soil and climatic conditions, it produces the famously delicious cherries. .uN5

　　The Cherry Valley Scenic Area is just a half-hour drive from downtown Chengdu and is a key development project within Jianyang’s “Two Lakes and One Mountain” tourism zone. It is positioned as a self-driving and rural leisure destination for visitors from Chengdu. “Jianyang Cherry Valley is a ‘hidden gem yet to be discovered.’ Going forward, we will continue to enhance promotion of the scenic area so that more people come to know and love Cherry Valley,” say the locals. Currently, the main roads in the scenic area have been paved, and other construction work is set to be completed by the end of this month. By then, Cherry Valley will greet visitors from all directions with a brand-new look. uN5