Visitors tryblueberries grown in Qingpu District.

Blueberries grown inQingpuDistrict, Shanghai, have ripened and the picking season will run through July 10.

Visitors are being invited to pick the fruit and enjoy making blueberry ice cream and planting blueberries during the season, according to the district government.

A summer bazaar featuring fresh blueberries is part of the season's activities.

The main venue isQingpuModern Agriculture Park, which has 800 mu (533,600 square meters) of blueberry fields. Located inLiantangTown, it has a blueberry culture experience garden.

The park also features a green rice processing and storage center and an agricultural waste treatment center. Some 1,000muare used to grow grapes, peaches and organic vegetables.

Organizers expect more than 18,000 visitors during the picking season.

Qingpu's fresh fruits are now on sale.