1,300-year-old Xuanhua Grape Gardens provide a taste of history
By Globaltimes.cn, Published: 2017-09-11 16:51:30
Tourists visit the Xuanhua Grape Gardens. Xuanhua district produces over 40 varieties of grapes, such as milk grapes and kyoho grapes. Photo: VCG
Editor's Note:
The Xuanhua traditional vineyards of North China have over a 1,300-year history of culture and cultivation. Mainly distributed in Guanhou, Penyao and Dabei villages of Xuanhua district, Zhangjiakou, Hebei Province, the vineyards use distinct funnel-shaped trellises that protect the grapes from frost. They were listed as Urban Agricultural Heritage in 2013 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and are a source of tourism for the area. Photos: VCG

A craftsman carves a gourd at the Xuanhua Grape Gardens. Photo: VCG
A folk artist admires his paper cut of a portrait of Mao Zedong. Photo: VCG