The fun of picking strawberries
By admin on 2014-12-29

Strawberries are a great fruit and it can be a lot of fun for the whole family to go to the strawberry patch and spend some quality time together picking fresh strawberries to take home and eat.

January, February and March are the best seasons to pick fresh strawberries in strawberry patches, and there are serveral strawberries patchs along Huandao Road from Yefengzhai (椰风寨) to Taiwan Folk Culture Village (台湾民俗村). Tourists won’t miss them, for there are “strawberry” signs around Yefengzhai.

Tips on picking strawberries:

- Arrive at the strawberry patch early. The theory of the early bird getting the worm is really true. It will take you a couple of hours to pick strawberries, so you need to make sure you arrive at the strawberry patch earlier so that you can get the freshest strawberries you want.

- Bring a small rug or beach towel to kneel on. Some patches have straw in their rows but it can still be hard on the knees and your pants can get dirty quite quickly. Your time picking strawberries will be a lot more enjoyable when you are not in pain.

- Bring your pails and have a lot of fun. It’s a great opportunity to get friends and family together and pick strawberries. The best part about it is going home with your fresh fruit and making delicious desserts and jams.

How to get to Huangcuo and Taiwan Folk Culture Village:

Take No.503, 47, 29 or 805 buses to Huangcuo Haibin Bus Stop or Taiwan Folk Culture Village.

Another strawberry patch on Xiamen Island: Dongping Hill (东坪山)

3 ways to get to Dongping Hill:

1.) From the north: start from Yundingyan Road, then turn to Dongping Hill Road and climb up the hill.
2.) From the west: start from Dongping Hill Road, which is at the back of Xiamen Railway Station.
3.) From the south: start from Wenzeng Road, walk along the path besides Shangli Reservoir and climb up the hill.