Guanshi Pomegranate Garden Tourist Resort is located on the sunny side of the mountains in the west of Yicheng District, Zaozhuang City, Shandong Province. It is close to National Highway 206. It is 35 kilometers long from east to west and 2.5 kilometers wide from north to south, covering an area of more than 180,000 mu. There are more than 8 million pomegranate trees of 68 varieties. It was built in the years of Emperor Cheng of the Western Han Dynasty and has a history of more than 2,000 years.
It is famous at home and abroad for its long history, large area, large number of trees, complete varieties and excellent fruit quality. It is known as the ‘world’s number one pomegranate garden’. Guanshi Pomegranate Garden Tourist Resort is not only an important pomegranate fruit production base in China, but also a comprehensive tourist scenic spot integrating natural scenery, ecological gardens, folk religions, human history and sightseeing, leisure and vacation. It is known as the ‘pearl of ecological tourism’. It has successively been included in the Guinness World Records, national 4A-level tourist area, the first batch of national agricultural tourism demonstration sites, national forest park, provincial-level scenic spots, provincial-level nature reserves, and famous service brands in Shandong Province and other honorary titles. There are many tourist attractions in the tourist resort, such as Qingtan Temple, China Pomegranate Culture Expo Park, Qingyuan Post Station, Guanshi Pomegranate Garden Ethnic Customs Valley, Yiwang Pavilion, Wanfu Garden, Sanjin Academy, Kuangheng Temple, Yunshenchu Flight Town, Beilongtang and so on. Among them, Qingtan Temple was built in the Kaiyuan period of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. It is a famous Buddhist tourist site with prosperous incense in southern Shandong. In front of the temple, the millennium-old sandalwood brings coolness in autumn. Red maples, ginkgoes and sandalwoods, in red, yellow and green, form the ‘autumn scenery of sandalwood’ reflected in the rippling Qingtan Lake. It is indescribably wonderful. Guanshi Pomegranate Garden Tourist Resort is adjacent to mountains and rivers. There are gardens within gardens. There are sceneries in all seasons. It has magnificent and colorful scenes. Ancient temples, secluded valleys, majestic pavilions and towers, strange rocks and peaks, flowing springs, ancient trees and strange trees, and stone tablets and steles are dotted among them. Natural landscapes and human landscapes are integrated and complement each other. Being in it makes people feel pure cultivation and beautiful enjoyment. Chinese and foreign tourists are enchanted and linger. Wonderful praises are left: Guanshi Pomegranate Garden is famous all over the world! The tourist resort is located along the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway, Beijing-Fuzhou expressway and Xintai expressway. The transportation is convenient and the road network reaches all directions. Opening hours: Open all year round from 08:00 to 18:00. Preferential policies: Children: Free for those under 1.4 meters (inclusive) in height. Elderly: Free for those aged 60 years old (inclusive) or above with senior citizen card or ID card. Military personnel: Active-duty military personnel are free with military officer card. Disabled military personnel are free with military disability certificate. Students: Full-time primary, middle and college students are half-price with student ID card. Disabled people: Half-price with disability certificate. Veterans: Free with discharge certificate. Service facilities: Parking lot: [Guanshi Pomegranate Garden Parking Lot]. Reference price: ¥10/time. Address: On the sunny side of the mountains in the west of Yicheng District, south of Zaozhuang urban area, Shandong Province. Parking spaces: 100.
