The 2nd Shandong Yishui (Quanzhuang) Picking Festival 2013 is coming up, according to Sunday's reports. Twelve picking bases, of 60,000 mu (4,000 ha) each, scattered with green and nuisance-less fruits, including grapes, peaches, apples and hawthorns, are ripe and readily available for tourists to see, touch and taste.

During the festival, a variety of activities will be organized, including concerts, a photo contest, readings, a picking contest, a farming labor experience, a seminar for creative products and a tourism investment fair.

The opening ceremony of the festival was held at Yuanbao Mountain of Quanzhuan Town on Saturday and the 3rd Yishui Civil Recreation Gathering was simultaneously launched. The festival will last until the end of October.

As a national eco-town, well-known for its history and the culture of Shandong Province, Quanzhuang boasts abundant general tourism resources.