The 27th Golden Autumn Tourism and Culture Festival kicked off on September 22, 2019 in Lihua village, Panggezhuang town in Beijing's Daxing district. Hosted by the Daxing district government, the annual event allows visitors to taste and buy pumpkins, watermelons, and pears planted in Daxing, a large vegetable and fruit producer in Beijing.

A series of cultural activities and performances were staged to entertain visitors.

Pear trees grow well in Panggezhuang. [Photo by Wang Jingjing]

Lihua village, which has been recognized as one of the “most beautiful villages in Beijing” and a “village with the most characteristic gourmet”, is located in the southwestern section of Panggezhuang town and the east bank of Yongding river. It covers an area of 5,400 mu (360 hectares), and is more than 30 kilometers away from downtown Beijing and ten kilometers from the Beijing Daxing International Airport.

Lihua village boasts more than 30 thousand century-old pear trees, attracting hordes of visitors during the spring and autumn.

The village, a model village in Panggezhuang town for beautiful village construction, has relied on its rich agricultural resources to boost rural tourism over the years.

The watermelons are exhibited at the festival. [Photo by Wang Jingjing]

The pears are exhibited at the festival. [Photo by Wang Jingjing]

Watermelons and pears, which are special products of Panggezhuang, were exhibited at the festival. 

Pear trees dating back more than 100 years still grow well in Panggezhuang. With the town not only producing the capital's best watermelons, its local government also develops tourism based on pear-related products.

The watermelons and pumpkins are on exhibition during the 27th Golden Autumn Tourism Culture Festival in Panggezhuang town of Daxing district of Beijing, capital of China, September 22, 2019. [Photo by Wang Jingjing]

The heaviest pumpkin in this year's Pumpkin Arena Contest was 235 kilograms.

The Panggezhuang Golden Autumn Tourism and Culture Festival has developed into a platform for visitors and photographers to showcase their photos. Many visitors and local farmers from Beijing have participated in the annual event.