Chinese flowering crab-apples bloom a little later than the peach or oriental cherries. However its blooming lasts for a longer time. Many people love this flower’s fragility and elegance.

Period: Mid to late April

Best site: Beijing Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park

Beijing Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park

The Chinese flowering crab-apple flower festival has been held annually since 1998 at Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park. In the park, there is a place called Haitanghuaxi (Chinese Flowering Crab-Apple River), the best place to view these flowers. More than 3,000 Chinese flowering crab-apple trees await you.

Admission: free

Tel: +86 10 8464 8251

Address: A8 Shaoyaoju, Taiyanggong, Chaoyang District

Chinese address: 元大都城垣遗址公园，朝阳区太阳宫芍药居甲8号

How to get there:

By bus: 941, 21, 734, 849, 921, yuntong 101, 422, 62, 847

By subway: Subway Line 10 or 13 to Shaoyaoju Station