Jun Tun Flower and Fruit Garden

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　　Jun Tun Tropical Flower and Fruit Garden is located in the ancient town of Nada, Danzhou City, Hainan Province, about 2 kilometers from downtown Nada, covering an area of 5,600 mu, including 600 mu of Fei Zi Xiao lychee trees, over 300

　　mu of water surface at East Lake, 30 mu of special freshwater aquaculture, 500 mu of tropical flower and fruit nurseries, and 20 holiday villas. The facilities are well-equipped, with a full range of water activities on East Lake such as motorboats, cruise boats, and paddle boats. Jun Tun Tropical Flower and Fruit Garden is a major leisure and sightseeing destination in Danzhou.

　　Jun Tun Tropical Flower and Fruit Garden

　　Jun Tun Flower and Fruit Garden

　　The best way to explore the flower and fruit garden is to walk along the cement path encircling the lake. This not only allows you to see the orchards and hills along the outer edge of the path, but also offers different perspectives of the lake and the scenery formed by the small islands within it, the nearby trees, and the distant mountains.

　　Walking into the Jun Tun Flower and Fruit Garden resort, what greets your eyes are fruit trees stretching as far as the eye can see, shimmering lake waters, and a few uniquely styled European-style buildings scattered among them. Most people would never guess that this is an agricultural tourism project invested in by local farmers of Jun Tun Village in Danzhou City, who spent over 30 million yuan to develop it on several thousand mu of barren hillside land within their village.

　　In 1993, Jun Tun Village began establishing collective enterprises primarily focused on the tertiary industry using compensation funds from state land requisitions, which greatly boosted the village’s economy. In 1995, the village committee turned its attention to the over 5,000 mu of barren hillside land on Da Bao Mountain within the village, planning to build an agricultural sightseeing park there. This proposal received widespread support. Although tourism development was uncharted territory for the villagers, they were full of confidence. They invited professors from the Tropical Agriculture College to plan the project, organized multiple training sessions for village staff at the provincial and municipal tourism bureaus, and arranged for management personnel of the flower and fruit garden to receive professional training at Hainan Tourism School. The once somewhat rustic young men and women now wear uniforms, speak professionally, and behave courteously—no less polished than service staff trained at specialized schools.

　　Over the past five years, Jun Tun Village has invested more than 30 million yuan to initially establish the flower and fruit garden spanning 5,600 mu. They built a dam to create East Lake with over 300 mu of water surface, planted 1,500 mu of lychee, mango, and longan trees against the hills and by the water, established a hundred-flower garden, a tropical wild plant garden, and a Chinese soft-shell turtle farm, built 18 holiday villas, and recently added attractions such as the Fishing View Villa and a large central lake fountain. Currently, the flower and fruit garden resort receives nearly 500 visitors per day on average, and this year’s revenue is expected to reach 800,000 yuan.