Now, many spring flowers are blooming in Beijing. Take your family to enjoy them together.
The Summer Palace
Currently, the 13th "Proud Spirit and Fragrant Beauty" Plum and Winter Sweet Spring Cultural Exhibition is open to the public at the Summer Palace and will continue until February 19th. The exhibition, themed "Inheritance and Innovation," aims to showcase the profound historical heritage, unique artistic value, and scientific achievements of plum and winter sweet flowers.
The exhibition is located in the western Changguan Hall and the Gengzhi Tu scenic area of the Summer Palace. It features over a hundred pots of plum and winter sweet flowers, as well as other plants, with a focus on plum trees aged over a hundred years. Combining Chinese bonsai techniques with the characteristics of royal garden styles, the plum bonsai at the Summer Palace are created in traditional styles such as upright, slanting, overhanging, and forest styles.
This year's exhibition also includes a new intangible cultural heritage flower arrangement area, hosting the first China Traditional Flower Arrangement Art Festival - "New Year Flower Arrangement" exhibition in the Gengzhi Tu area. Dozens of national-level intangible cultural heritage traditional flower arrangement inheritance teams, as well as flower arrangement masters from all over the country, have carefully created over 50 sets of New Year-themed flower arrangement works, bringing visitors warm wishes for the new year.
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Dates: From February 5th to February 19th, 2024, daily from 8:30 to 17:00
Exhibition Venue: Changguan Hall, Gengzhi Tu scenic area
Yuyuantan Park
Recently, the first Cherry Blossom Exhibition at Yuyuantan Park opened to the public, attracting many tourists who came to take photos and check-in. The exhibition will continue until February 24th.
In addition to the early cherry blossom trees and over 900 pots of more than 30 varieties of home garden plants, including Lunar New Year flowers, the first cherry blossom exhibition also features five uniquely shaped and elegant Sakura bonsai pots added on the first day of the lunar new year. These bonsai are the result of three years of careful cultivation by the Cherry Blossom Technology Center using techniques such as seeding, grafting, shaping, and flower control.
Apart from flower viewing, there are also many Chinese New Year activities for visitors to participate in at the park.
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Dates: From February 2nd to February 24th, 2024, daily from 9:00 to 16:00
Exhibition Venue: Park Science Popularization Square
National Botanical Garden
From February 10th to 17th, the second Orchid Exhibition of the National Botanical Garden, jointly organized by the National Botanical Garden, the South China National Botanical Garden, the Orchid Branch of the Chinese Botanical Society, and the Translocation Conservation Committee of the Chinese Wild Plant Conservation Association, was held simultaneously at the National Botanical Garden in Beijing and the South China National Botanical Garden in Guangzhou. The theme of this orchid exhibition is "Orchids and Culture."
The Four Seasons Hall of the exhibition greenhouse in the National Botanical Garden (North Garden), the bonsai garden, and the exhibition greenhouse in the National Botanical Garden (South Garden) are the main viewing areas of the Beijing exhibition area, showcasing more than 500 species (including varieties) of over ten thousand orchids and Lunar New Year flowers.
In the exhibition greenhouse of the National Botanical Garden (North Garden), various colors of orchids in the six main exhibition areas adorn this place like an ocean of flowers. The Orchid Fine Area is the core area of this orchid exhibition. The Panlong Shen, which is first exhibited, is named after its blooming resembles a dragon spiraling upwards, bringing auspicious meaning to the Year of the Loong. At the same time, there are also peculiar flowers like the one-flower orchid, the triangular-shaped sepals of the Bulbophyllum disciflorum Rolfe, and the thin and translucent flowers of the Diaphananthe, all meeting the public for the first time.
The bonsai garden of the National Botanical Garden (North Garden) is the concentrated exhibition area of national orchids, showcasing nearly 200 national orchids. Among the exhibits are not only fine orchids such as cymbidium but also "zodiac orchids" with names containing "Loong" like "Loongzi" cymbidium, "Wenshan Jialong" Cymbidium sinense, and "Butterfly Loong" cymbidium.
The exhibition area of the National Botanical Garden (South Garden) mainly focuses on the classification, resource investigation, and translocation conservation of Chinese wild orchids. Therefore, this year's orchid exhibition in the exhibition area of the National Botanical Garden (South Garden) focuses on displaying wild orchids, such as species of the Acanthephippium, Coelogyne Lindl. In addition, a few species that are easily confused with orchids are also exhibited, such as the purple fringed orchid. Visitors can not only see Chinese wild orchids but also learn scientific knowledge related to Chinese orchids.
Address: Wofosi Road, Fragrant Hills, Haidian District, Beijing
Zhongshan Park
Currently, the "Loong Soars Prosperously" Traditional Flower and Plant Exhibition is open to the public at the Tanghuawu in Zhongshan Park. Over 70 varieties totaling more than 1000 pots of various flowers and plants are on display, allowing visitors to appreciate the charm of spring flowers.
The exhibition showcases not only park flowers such as plum blossoms, peach blossoms, azaleas and Bauhinia flower, which are known for their flower season control features, but also festive flowers like red camellias, giant pumpkins, North American hollies, and autumn fruit plants. These are complemented by leaf-watching plants such as dragon blood trees, allowing visitors to enjoy different shapes and flavors of four-season flowers all at once. Additionally, the newly cultivated and successfully trial-produced Wisteria and Osmanthus at Zhongshan Park in recent years will achieve optimal display effects, providing visitors with a unique flower viewing experience.
In addition to Tanghuawu, Huifangyuan is also a great place to appreciate flowers. Currently, the "Fragrance of Four Seasons" Beijing Celebrity Orchid and Spring Orchid Exhibition is being held here.
The exhibition features more than 90 varieties totaling over 200 pots of celebrity orchids and other varieties cultivated in the park. Visitors can admire famous orchids such as "Flying Swallows" of Chairman Zhu De, as well as cymbidium named "Loongzi," "Wangzi," and "Contented Plum Blossoms."
Exhibition Information
Exhibition Dates: Expected to continue until the end of March, daily from 6:30 to 19:30
Exhibition Venue: Huifangyuan, Tanghuawu
Xiangshuihu Great Wall
Recently, the 5th Beijing Great Wall Plum Blossom Festival and the 8th Xiangshuihu Great Wall Plum Blossom Exhibition opened to the public. This Great Wall Plum Blossom Festival, themed "Inheriting Traditional Culture, Promoting Plum Blossom Spirit," incorporates Chinese New Year culture into its exhibition. Scenes such as "Double Loongs Playing with the Pearl," "Loong Swimming in Xiangshui," and "Chinese Loong Plum Blossoms" have been created to provide visitors with a visual feast.
In addition to the "Yugu Qingjia," which won the gold medal at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition, and the treasures "Xifenglie" and "Drunk Concubine," the plum blossom exhibition has also added ancient Longyoumei among the plum blossoms, such as "Loong Swimming in Xiangshui".
During the event, various activities are held in the Xiangshuihu Great Wall Plum Garden, where visitors can participate in experiences such as brewing plum wine, tasting plum blossom coffee and pastries, cultural gatherings, and purchase plum blossom-themed products, immersing themselves in the novelty and fun of immersive check-ins.
Address: Xiangshuihu Great Wall Tourist Scenic Area, Dazhenyu Village, Bohai Town, Huairou District, Beijing
Translator: TANG Yuxin
Reviewer: WEN Min
