Secrets of the manufacturing world – Tours of wine, cashmere and juice factories

 

 

Visitors learn about juice production on a visit to Huiyuan's factory. Photo provided by Huiyuan Beverage and Food Group

 

 

Juice-drinking tour

Huiyuan, established in 1992, is one of the country’s largest juice producers and holds the biggest share of te domestic fruit and vegetable juice market.

In 2001, the company welcomed tours to its Beijing compound. The itinerary includes a visit to its plant and convention center.

The nine-year-old convention center hosts conferences, performances, exhibitions and film screenings. Here, visitors are shown a 10-minute video clip of Huiyuan?ˉs history and samples of its various products. Best of all, visitors can sample its newest and most popuar beverages.

The plant includes an office building, a research and development center and a recreation center. Beside it are an orchard and a man-made river.

Visitors also check out Huiyuan’s production zone, whee they learn the process of juice making, including the disinfecting and filling of bottles and cartons.

The compound includes numerous conference halls, which can seat from 50 to 800 people. Its dining hall has a capacity of 500.

The last stop is the supermarket, which contains hundreds of Huiyuan products. Tourists get a discount of 20 to 30 percent.

Huiyuan Beverage and Food Group
Where: Huiyuan Lu, Beixiaoying Town, Shunyi District
Getting there: Take Bus 915 Sub-line 3 to Beixiaoyingdong stop
Open: 8 am – 5 pmAdmission: 10 yuan
Tel: 6048 7888