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Figs are dark purplish red without pits inside. [Photo/WeChat account: sh-jiading] |
Figs in the orchards in Juyuan New Area and Huating Town, Shanghai's Jiading district have recently entered their harvest season.
Figs are as sweet as persimmons and without pits inside. They contain a variety of nutrients necessary for the human body, such as amino acids, vitamins, and inorganic salts.
In the orchard in Juyuan, the fig trees cover an area of 1.53 hectares. The ripe figs are dark purplish red with golden juicy flesh inside.
A manager of the orchard in Huating town picked a purplish red fig, noting that a fig like that is fully ripe and has the best taste.
Figs are usually on the market until around National Day in October.
Information for figs picking:
The orchard in Juyuan New Area
Address: 300 meters north of the intersection of Shisheng South Road and Huyi Highway, Jiading district
Contact number: 021-59910900
Transportation: Take Bus No 61 to the Pangjiahe Bridge stop
Price: 20 yuan ($3.09) per gram
Tips: Only accepts groups, not open for individual picking at the moment
Fig orchard in Tangxing Village
Address: 50 meters south of the intersection of Shuangzhu Road and Gaozhu Road, Huating town, Jiading district
Transportation: Take Bus No 131 to the Tangxing stop
Price: 20 yuan per gram