Daxing Grapes

Daxing Grapes

　　Caiyu Town, Daxing DistrictLocated in the southeastern suburbs of Beijing,—is the foremost town in the golden chain of high-tech industries along the Beijing-Tianjin-Tanggu Expressway. Covering an area of 71.6 square kilometers, it governs 55 administrative villages with a population of 32,000. The town has a long history, once serving as a key route for travelers from outside the capital into Beijing, and is now one of Beijing’s central towns. Especially notable is the grape industry in Caiyu, which has gained some fame across Beijing and even nationally, earning the reputation as the “Turpan of Southern Beijing.”

　　 　Caiyu Town is located at 40 degrees north latitude, and its natural conditions such as climate and soil are very similar to those of Bordeaux, France—the world-renowned wine and grape region—making it highly suitable for grape cultivation. The grapes from Caiyu are of good quality, with high sugar content, well-proportioned fruit shape, and excellent taste. It is one of the major grape-producing areas in the suburbs of Beijing and boasts a planting history of over 100 years. Currently, the town cultivates 20,000 mu (approximately 1,333 hectares) of grapes, making it one of Beijing’s larger grape-growing bases. Among these, 12,000 mu are in their prime fruit-bearing period, yielding an average of 1,500 kilograms per mu, with per-mu income reaching 3,000–3,500 yuan. The total output value amounts to 30 million yuan, accounting for 16.4% of the town’s total agricultural output value of 182.956 million yuan. Annual production exceeds 15 million kilograms. In particular, there is a 100-mu Muscat grape vineyard where the grapes are uniform in size, sweet yet not cloying. According to experts, this vineyard is currently the largest and longest-established Muscat grape planting area in Beijing.

Harvest season: From early August to mid-October each year, different grape varieties ripen across the vineyards.