Mengzhuang City in Xinzheng is a famous jujube hometown, as soon as you arrive in Xinzheng you will be able to see the endless jujube trees along the roadside, so here you can experience the unique jujube culture of the jujube hometown.　　Going to Xinzheng to pick jujube is very suitable for self-driving, and there are also travel groups organizing one-day sightseeing tours at present. Xinzheng currently has three large jujube garden: Aoxing jujube science and technology park, Chinese yellow emperor ancient jujube garden and "relatives" jujube original ecological garden.　　Aoxing jujube science and technology park: belongs to the good want you jujube industry group, has opened on September 2, the ticket 20 yuan / person. 160 acres of jujube garden with jujube tasting area, picking area and plucking peanut area. The jujube tasting area is renewed jujube; the picking area can be tasted casually, and 3 pounds of jujube and 3 pounds of peanuts can be taken away when you leave; in the peanut plucking area, peanuts can be plucked. The jujube here is characterized by many varieties, about 38 varieties.　　Chinese Yellow Emperor Ancient Jujube Garden: located in the southwest of Li Yuan Shi Village, Mengzhuang Town, Xinzheng City, with an area of about 680 acres. Tickets 30 yuan / person, September 9, "jujube township style tour" will be opened here, then there will be a variety of activities such as jujube. Here the jujube tree is characterized by "ancient", the age of more than 500 years of jujube tree has more than 500 trees. Not only can you eat jujube, you can also adopt a hundred years of ancient jujube trees.　　"Loved ones" jujube primitive ecological garden: located in Xinzheng City, Mengzhuang Town, 1500 meters east, has been opened on August 31, tickets 58 yuan / person, in the garden can be free to pick jujube, go out and send three pounds of jujube, three pounds of peanuts. This year, the introduction of tourists looking for "auspicious three dates" to win the Grand Prize activities. In fact, there is no need to run so far, Zhengzhou's southern suburbs there is an orchard, which more than 100 acres of jujube trees enough for you to enjoy the fun of picking.　　Here is a small mixed fruit base, *** more than 200 acres, of which the jujube accounted for nearly 100 acres. There are peach trees, apricot trees, plum trees, pomegranate trees, persimmon trees, raspberries, and many other kinds of fruits in the garden, and there are fruits from the end of May to the end of October all the time. The main ones that are ripening at the moment are date palms. on September 10, the date garden was opened to accommodate visitors, and the workers are currently doing some finishing work.　　The owner of the garden imparted: here the jujube tree is not as much as Xinzheng, but the variety can be quite a lot, a **** there are 13 varieties, walk two steps can meet different varieties of jujube tree. We layman is of course not see, under the guidance of the owner of the garden, only to know that these fierce look pretty much like the date, carefully seem to really have some differences, to the mouth of the flavor is more different. For example, June fresh, small, although the skin is still green, but the mouth is already very sweet. Its skin is relatively thin and crispy, the flesh is sweet and tender, very popular. The famous Xinzheng chicken heart jujube belongs to the thicker skin, now ripe is not through, have to wait for a period of time to eat. Crispy jujube flavor is also good, listen to the name know its texture is more crispy, the head is relatively large, shape is a bit like a small apple, green face is also blush. Crispy jujube water is more, suitable for fresh food, can not be made dry jujube. There is also a kind of gray jujube, that is, big jujube, also ripe at present, this kind of jujube can be used as the introduction of medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. Sacred jujube has a more individual shape, with a large head and a pointed head. Wooden jujube has less water and sweet aftertaste, which makes it suitable for making dried fruits. There are also some late-maturing jujubes such as winter jujubes and Changhong jujubes, which can only be eaten at the end of September and the beginning of October. In addition, the garden also planted some ornamental jujube, like peanut jujube and teapot jujube, these can not be picked to eat.　　The owner said, today's date a day a flavor, we come a little early, to September 10th, there are many are ripe. Different varieties ripen in batches, from the end of August to the end of October has been ripe jujube. Price: After the jujube garden opens, it costs 5 yuan per person to enter the garden, you can eat whatever you want inside, and if you want to pick some to take away, it's about 3 yuan per catty.　　Other fun: there are fish ponds can be fishing, charge by catty. Farmhouse restaurant, you can taste the authentic farm food, the price is also more affordable. In the ancient pavilions and corridors, drinking tea and chatting, eating wild food, not lose a sense of enjoyment. There is a parking lot in the courtyard.　　Driving Route: It is not far away and can be reached by car or bicycle. When you get to the intersection of South Songshan Road and South Third Ring Road, go east for 50 meters, and then continue south along a small road for about two kilometers, you can see the sign of Pearly Liangzhai on the right, and go down along the small road, and then enter the Zhai.　　Bus route: take the 53 bus to Songshan South Road, Yuanzhai station, along the path to the walled village