CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- In spring, you can walk among mountains and feel the beauty of the nature. In addition to climbing mountains and appreciating flowers, you can enjoy the ripe fruit one by one.

Recently, a reporter of Chongqing Evening News learned from a number of strawberry farmers around the downtown area that strawberries have been ripe, so you can plan a spring tour about picking strawberries on weekend. You can take Chongqing Rail Transit and have a look at those sweet spring days along the rail.

Chongqing Heyun Garden 

Route: You can take CRT Line 3, and leave from Exit 4 of Jinzhu Station to take Bus 162 to Yunzhuanshan Stop, and then walk to the destination.

Price: 60 yuan/jin

Details: In summer, you can enjoy the lotus here; and in spring, you can enjoy the flowers including cherry, peach, plum, lotus...... The Garden is very green and this is a good season for picking strawberries here. The reporter learned that, at present, the tourists for picking strawberries here are very much, and all ripe strawberries have been picked recently, but it is expected to have more ripe ones this weekend.

Tangba Strawberries Field

Route: You can take CRT Line 3 and leave from Exit 4 of Huaxi Station, and then take Bus D014 to Nanpeng Stop, and finally walk about 500m to the destination.

Price: varying from 40 to 50 yuan/jin

Details: Strawberries here are grown in greenhouses. There are 15 greenhouses, and the strawberry planting area is relatively large. However, because of the good sunshine during the Spring Festival, more strawberries are ripe, and more tourists have picked them recently. The supply of strawberries exceeds the demand. You are suggested to pick them on Saturday morning; if failing to do so, you may miss them. However, by next week, there are more ripe strawberries.

Meifeng Strawberries Field

Route: You can take CRT Line 5 and leave from Exit 1 of Tiaodeng Station, and then taken Bus 486 and get off at Taojia Development Area Stop, and finally walk about 2km to the destination.

Price: varying from 48 to 68 yuan/jin

Details: It is a large ecological fruit picking base in the downtown area. Every year many tourists come here to pick strawberries. There are a dozen strawberry sheds. The reporter learned that there are many ripe strawberries, and 5 varieties.

Pudi Ecological Garden

Route:You can take CRT Line 1, and leave from Exit 2C of Shuangbei Station, and then take Bus 296 to Zhongliang Town Stop, transfer to Bus 523 to Hujiawan Stop, and finally walk about 1km to the destination.

Price: 60 yuan/jin

Details: There are different fruits and vegetables to pick all year round. The reporter learned that there are many strawberries, so you can go to pick at any time.

Shuoguo Strawberries Field

Route: You can take CRT Line 1 and leave from Weidianyuan Station, transfer to Bus 276 to Zongbao Zone A Stop, and then take taxi to the destination.

Price: 45 yuan/jin

Details: Many people go to pick strawberries here, so it should be good. The reporter learned that the chocolate-flavored strawberry here is 45 yuan/jin, and it is very suitable for a family to enjoy the fun of picking.

Tingfengtang Ecological Farm

Route: You can take CRT Line 5 and leave from Exit 1C of Tiaodeng Station, and then take taxi for about 4km to the destination.

Price: for strawberries, 60 yuan/jin; and for Ora, 8 yuan/jin

Details: The boss is very enthusiastic. Thanks to the opening of the section (Shiqiaopu - Tiaodeng) of Line 5, more tourists go to pick strawberries here. If you want to take rail transit to pick strawberries, it is a good choice, because it is not far from the rail transit station.

Guoxiang Mancheng Strawberries Field

Route: You can take CRT Line 1 and leave from Exit 2B of Nieshimu Station, and then take Bus 227 or Bus 263 to Majiaxiaogou Stop.

Price: for chocolate-flavored and cream-flavored strawberries, 60yuan/jin; and for white strawberries, 160 yuan/jin

Details: It is a perfect combination of entertainment to climb mountains, enjoy farmhouse meals and pick strawberries on a spring weekend. You can enjoy sweet strawberries and farmhouse food from nearby farmhouses. Besides, you can ride a bike, go fishing and so on. (Translated by Liu Hongyan, Fathom Language Limited)