The Crabapple Blossom Cultural Festival at Taoranting Park opened yestoday. The festival features excellent flower-viewing routes, night routes for appreciating and photographing flowers, top-notch exhibitions, and cultural events so that visitors can enjoy the splendour of spring.

Indoor crabapple is in full bloom at Taoranting Park.

The Park creates themed landscapes for the festival in its squares near East Gate and North Gate and in front of Taoran Archway.

Visitors take Wechat Moments snaps at the landscape.

On the north bank of the West Lake, visitors can appreciate Yizhou crabapple at the indoor bonsai exhibition, which perfectly combines floral arrangement and Chinese aesthetics. The Park also introduces night routes, and lanterns with poetry are hung on both sides of the main road at the North Gate to create a literary environment.

Tourists at the Taoran Fair.

The Taoran Fair, close to the Park's west pier, offers dining, shopping and entertainment services. While sampling delectable food, tourists can purchase crabapple-themed souvenirs. The Park also organises offline events like a display of intangible cultural heritage items and a hands-on craft-making workshop every weekend.

■ Tips

The Ninth Crabapple Blossom Cultural Festival at Taoranting Park lasts from March 30 to April 28. During the event, the Park's full-price ticket will be changed from CNY 2 to CNY 10 per person, and the half-price ticket will be changed from CNY 1 to CNY 5 per person. Seniors cards and annual, monthly and season passes are still valid.

Source: The Beijing News