9:00 AM:  

Gather at Caishikou Station (on subway line 4) at Exit A.
(Chinese: 地铁4号线菜市口站A出口)
We strongly recommend that you arrive ahead of schedule so we can begin the trip on time.

9:00 to 10:00 AM:

Arrival at Daxing village.

Daxing is located to the north of Beijing. It is the most important provider of Beijing’s vegetable and fruit. The watermelons, pears and other fruits and vegetables produced in Daxing are famous both domestically and internationally.

10:00 to 12:00 AM: 

After a short break, we will cycle through the pear gardens (the pear garden is around 30,000 acres) and enjoy the surrounding scenery.

12:00 to 2:00 PM: 

Make your own Chinese dumplings (Chinese: 饺子).

2:00 to 4:00 PM:  

Go to the fields to experience farm work.

The vast majority of the village is reliant on farm produce. Apart from in the winter, there are always different kinds of farm work to be done such as sowing seeds, weeding and harvesting.

4:00 to 5:00 PM:

Time for a rest, chat and dinner.

5:00 to 6:00 PM:

Return to Beijing city and conclude the journey.

● Bilingual (English and Chinese) guides

● Transportation to and from the countryside  

● Lunch and dinner

● Local snacks

● Drinking water

● Bicycle

Leisurely cycle through the pear orchards

There are 30,000 acres of pear gardens. It is Beijing’s biggest and oldest fruit farm, with the most types of fruit and earliest blossoming season. The majority of the fruit gardens here are over 200 years old and among them there is a 414 year old “Prince’s Pear Tree”. It was planted in Ming Dynasty in the years of the emperor Wan Li as a tribute to the imperial palace, it was called by the Emperor “Jin Ba Huang”. When the flowers of the fruit trees blossom, it appears as if snow has fallen all over the trees. The combination of the blue sky and blossom is especially dazzling and makes the village all the more enchanting.

Making Chinese dumplings

Dumplings have been influenced by the Chinese people’s love for traditional foods. According to legend, dumplings were first invented by Zhang Zhongjing, so the history of Chinese dumplings is already over 1800 years old. During festivals in northern China, dumplings are the most important dish. New Year’s Eve dumplings are one of the most important aspects of Chinese New Year celebrations.

In addition, in Chinese there is a saying: “Welcome guests with dumplings, send-off guests with noodles”. Dumplings symbolise reunion and groups, therefore, when guests arrive from a distance place, the first meal they should eat is dumplings. When waiting for the guests to leave, guests should be given noodles to eat. Noodles represent length of time, so inviting guests to eat noodles represents the wish for everyone’s continued friendship.

Field work

Here you can plant flowers, corn, green onions, watermelons and other vegetables and fruits. The field work differs depending on the season.

Daxing district was upgraded from a county to a district with the approval from the State Council on April 30, 2001. Covering an area of 1,012 square kilometers with a population of 671,444, Daxing district is divided into 3 subdistricts and 14 towns (5 of which are suburbs of Beijing). Panggezhuang in Daxing is famous for its watermelons.

Daxing district has an abundance of greenery and is famous for its ecological agriculture and tourism.

Group size: 4 to 10

Recommended time: April to October.

Note: This program requires 3 days advance reservation.