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2023-03-07 |
As spring comes, let's take a look at the parks known for their beautiful flowers in Shijingshan District and have a relaxing time in early spring in western Beijing.
Beijing International Sculpture Park
The blossoms of Yulan magnolia emit a pleasant fragrance during sunny, warm spring days. Covering an area of five hectares, the Yulan Magnolia Garden in Beijing International Sculpture Park is home to over 5,000 Yulan magnolia trees of 19 varieties. It is the largest garden for viewing Yulan magnolia in Beijing.
The blossoms of Yulan magnolia emit a pleasant fragrance during sunny, warm spring days. Covering an area of five hectares, the Yulan Magnolia Garden in Beijing International Sculpture Park is home to over 5,000 Yulan magnolia trees of 19 varieties. It is the largest garden for viewing Yulan magnolia in Beijing.
Tips
Recommended period for viewing Yulan magnolia: from late March to middle April
Address: No. 2 Shijingshan Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: CNY 10 (peak season); CNY 5 (off-season)
Opening hours: 6:00 - 21:30 (peak season); 6:30 - 20:30 (off season)
Recommended period for viewing Yulan magnolia: from late March to middle April
Address: No. 2 Shijingshan Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: CNY 10 (peak season); CNY 5 (off-season)
Opening hours: 6:00 - 21:30 (peak season); 6:30 - 20:30 (off season)
Badachu Park
Badachu Park, situated at the southern foot of Xishan (Western Hills) Scenic Area in Beijing, is a national 4A-level tourist attraction that has Buddhist temples in mountainous areas, with a long history and good scenery.
Badachu Park, situated at the southern foot of Xishan (Western Hills) Scenic Area in Beijing, is a national 4A-level tourist attraction that has Buddhist temples in mountainous areas, with a long history and good scenery.
[Photo via Badachu Park]
Tips
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from April to May
Address: No.3 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: CNY 10
Opening hours:
06:00 - 18:30 from March 16 to August 31
06:00 - 18:00 from September 1 to November 15
06:00 - 17:30 from November 16 to March 15
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from April to May
Address: No.3 Badachu Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: CNY 10
Opening hours:
06:00 - 18:30 from March 16 to August 31
06:00 - 18:00 from September 1 to November 15
06:00 - 17:30 from November 16 to March 15
Laoshan City Leisure Park
The park is known for its rich variety of plants. As the weather becomes warmer, flowering plants such as peach, lilac, Chinese violet cress, weeping forsythia, purple-leafed plum, peony, flowering quince, Chinese rose, and crepe myrtle gradually bloom in the park.
The park is known for its rich variety of plants. As the weather becomes warmer, flowering plants such as peach, lilac, Chinese violet cress, weeping forsythia, purple-leafed plum, peony, flowering quince, Chinese rose, and crepe myrtle gradually bloom in the park.
Tips
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from March to May
Address: Northwest corner of the intersection of Laoshannan South Road and Shangzhuang Avenue, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: free
Opening hours: 24 hours
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from March to May
Address: Northwest corner of the intersection of Laoshannan South Road and Shangzhuang Avenue, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: free
Opening hours: 24 hours
Beijing Winter Olympics Park
As the first park in Beijing named after the Winter Olympics Games, Beijing Winter Olympics Park is the largest downtown recreational park in the city's western area. It has 12 different spring plants such as David's peach, Chinese flowering crabapple, early blooming lilac, and weeping willow.
As the first park in Beijing named after the Winter Olympics Games, Beijing Winter Olympics Park is the largest downtown recreational park in the city's western area. It has 12 different spring plants such as David's peach, Chinese flowering crabapple, early blooming lilac, and weeping willow.
Tips
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from March to April
Address: Hedi East Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: free
Opening hours: 24 hours
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from March to April
Address: Hedi East Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: free
Opening hours: 24 hours
Yongding River Leisure Forest Park
In the Crabapple Valley of Yongding River Leisure Forest Park, visitors can see more than 800 crabapple trees of five varieties, namely midget crabapple, hall crabapple, flowering quince, Siberian crabapple, and sweet crabapple. Other flowering plants such as peach and David's peach also bloom during their flowering periods, making up beautiful and harmonious scenery with plants growing at riversides at the bottom of the valley.
In the Crabapple Valley of Yongding River Leisure Forest Park, visitors can see more than 800 crabapple trees of five varieties, namely midget crabapple, hall crabapple, flowering quince, Siberian crabapple, and sweet crabapple. Other flowering plants such as peach and David's peach also bloom during their flowering periods, making up beautiful and harmonious scenery with plants growing at riversides at the bottom of the valley.
[Photo via Yongding River Leisure Forest Park]
Tips
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from April to May
Address: No.55 Jingyuan Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: free
Opening hours: 06:00 - 20:00
Recommended period for viewing flowers: from April to May
Address: No.55 Jingyuan Road, Shijingshan District
Ticket price: free
Opening hours: 06:00 - 20:00
(Source: Official WeChat Account of Shijingshan District Culture and Tourism Bureau)