Pear blossom festival to take place in Pingyao

A press conference of the seventh Pingyao Pear Blossom Tourist Festival is held in Taiyuan on March 19. [Photo/pingyao.gov.cn]

Pingyao county will hold its seventh pear blossom tourist festival in Xiangyuan town during mid-April, according to a press conference held in Taiyuan,  the capital city of Shanxi province, on March 19.

Tourists will be able to enjoy various activities, such as local art performances, qipao (the traditional Chinese dress for women) shows and karaoke, while viewing pear blossoms, picking pears and tasting specialty foods.

Going on the Opera Stage, a program produced by Shanxi Satellite TV will also hold an audition during the festival, giving opera enthusiasts the opportunity to demonstrate their talents and skills.

Xiangyuan town is famous for its pears, and local orchards cover an area of 55,000 mu (3,666.67 hectares), 78.56 percent of local cultivated land. The annual pear blossom tourist festival in April and pear festival in September are consistent favorites for tourists wanting to enjoy rural Shanxi.