The festival will take place with many attractive activities such as: fruit picking competition, presentation and enjoyment of plums; honoring plum growers; camping competition, display of ethnic cuisine; exhibition, introduction of plum products, visiting some famous places.
In addition, within the framework of the festival, visitors can also watch camping competitions, display ethnic cuisine and cultural programs, participate in folk games such as tug of war, dragon egg incubation and directly participate in bridge crossing games, crossbow shooting, ball throwing...
This is the time when plums are in season, the fruit is heavy on the branches, very suitable for picking and eating right in the plum valleys. Photo: Internet
The Fruit Picking Festival is an annual activity, organized by Moc Chau district since 2014, to introduce and promote Moc Chau plum products and honor plum growers. Create momentum for development between agriculture and tourism, attracting tourists to Moc Chau. The amount of plums sold to customers on this occasion is expected to reach tens of tons.
Plum trees were introduced to Moc Chau in the 1980s. Up to now, Moc Chau has become the largest plum growing area in the country, with a total area of over 3,200 hectares, of which the harvested area is about 2,400 hectares; this year's output is estimated at 28,000 tons.
After more than 40 years of development, the plum tree is not only closely associated with the lives of the ethnic minorities in Moc Chau but has also become one of the main crops, helping farmers get rich on their homeland. The plum blossom and fruit season is also the ideal time to attract tourists from all over to visit Moc Chau plateau for sightseeing and experience.
