Mengzi's sweet pomegranates, picked in August and September
Xin'ansuo, Mengzi
Mengzi has grown pomegranates for centuries, and its orchards run right up to the edge of the city. Newer soft-seed varieties are already on sale in early August, and the season peaks in September, when the old sweet green-seed fruit (甜绿籽) is picked around the Mid-Autumn Festival, the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, which falls on a different date each year. The heartland is Xin'ansuo (新安所), where an orchard of about 13 hectares holds trees more than 125 years old, one said to date from 1824; come in April and the orchards are in flower.
What locals sayMost visitors single out the old green-seed fruit: thin-skinned and juicy, with seeds soft enough to chew.
- Time
- 15 min · Aug–Sep (flowers in Apr)
- In Chinese
- 蒙自 甜石榴（甜绿籽）
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Based on what locals and regular visitors share, checked against current sources · Updated September 2026. Details change — check opening times locally.
