On April 1, the Beijing Tulip Cultural Festival opened its doors to the public, showcasing a variety of different tulips at four major sites, namely, Beijing International Flower Port, Beijing Botanical Garden, Zhongshan Park, and the World Flower Garden. The festival will run until May and offer visual feasts for tulip enthusiasts.

Photo shows tulips at Zhongshan Park in Beijing. [Photo by Peng Yan]

Beijing International Flower Port: Experience the Dutch Ambiance

Beijing International Flower Port highlights a tulip-themed floral layout featuring a unique garden landscape. The exhibition area spans 112,000 square meters, being entirely covered with 73 kinds of tulips, eight bulbous flowers, and 33 kinds of spring and summer seasonal herbaceous flowers.

The exhibition is mainly divided into four areas, with Dutch Ambience, Paris Blooms, Roman Holiday and Monet's Garden as the design theme respectively, which bring forth romantic and beautifully exotic environments.

Address: No. 9 Xianhuagang South Road, Yangzhen, Shunyi District, Beijing

Beijing Botanical Garden: 100+ Tulip Varieties on Display

The bulbous flower display area is located at the west side of the Education Center. It covers 4,000 square meters, with more than 100 varieties of tulips and over 200,000 of them on display at the exhibition. The theme of the main exhibition (called Yangshulin) is Blooming with Prosperity, Auspiciousness and Goodwill (Huakai Fugui, Jixiang Ruyi). The exhibition area showcases auspicious Ruyi-shaped Chinese symbols with peacock, against a three-dimensional, harmonious backdrop of tall poplar trees and peach blossoms. Bulbous flowers like daffodils and hyacinths are planted around the main exhibition area alongside seasonal herbs and flowers, which looks like an ocean of blossoms painted on a huge palette.

Address: Xiangshan Road, Haidian District, Beijing

Zhongshan Park: Seven Exhibition Areas Showcasing Over 200,000 Tulips

The Tulip Exhibition is themed Koi Sends Blessings (Jinli Songfu) and will consist of seven exhibition areas in the park, namely, Welcoming the Guests (Xiqing Yingbin), Koi Sends Blessings (Jinli Songfu), Floating Clouds and Flowing Water (Xingyun Liushui), Fish Leaping Over the Dragon Gate (Yuyue Longmen), Spring in the Garden (Huawu Chunyun), Like a Fish in Water (Ruyu Deshui) and Auspicious Clouds (Xiangyun Ruyi). It covers more than 6,500 square meters, with more than 90 varieties of tulips and over 200,000 of them being planted in this area.

Address: West of Tian'anmen Square, No.4 Zhonghua Road, Dongcheng District, Beijing 

The World Flower Garden: Arts and Crafts Experiences at Weekends 

The Beijing World Flower Garden will showcase a mixed-planted area with multiple varieties of nearly 100,000 tulips. Unprecedentedly, the Garden this year will highlight a combination of Chinese blue and violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus), and the hazy beauty of tulips. Engaging activities involving arts and crafts will also be offered on Saturdays and Sundays to enrich the interactive experience of visitors.

Address: No.235 Nansihuan Middle Road, Fengtai District, Beijing

(Note: Content source is from The Beijing News.)