City goes flowery

As winter gradually fades away, the call of spring awakens nature, transforming the city of Shenzhen into a wonderland. Streets and parks burst with a riot of colors as trees and flowers begin to bloom.

An intuitive way to embrace the spirit of spring in Shenzhen is by admiring the blossoming greenery. Kapok trees, orchid trees, and trumpet trees stand out as the most popular street trees while bougainvillea, Chinese ixoras, hibiscus, oleander, and Chinese hat plants are commonly seen floral species in parks and urban green spaces.

Several tourist attractions in Shenzhen have become highly sought-after locations for admiring specific species of flowers during spring. You can admire rapeseed flowers at Guanlan Printmaking Village in Longhua District and OCT Farm in Guangming District. Tulips bloom in Dutch Flower Town in Nanshan District while cherry blossoms can be enjoyed at the Sanzhoutian Reservoir in Yantian District and Huaying Road Park in Shekou, Nanshan. For Enkianthus quinqueflorus and Rhododendron moulmainense, head to Wutong Mountain.

Don’t hesitate to take a stroll outdoors before the flower season ends, for these natural wonders will definitely liberate you from your post-holiday blues.

A man rides past a Bauhinia variegate tree, commonly known as orchid tree. Liu Xudong

A crew shoots a video under a Bauhinia variegate tree at Lianhua Hill Park in Futian District on Wednesday. Photos by Wang Haolan, except otherwise stated

Kapok trees on Shangbao Road, Futian District, are in full bloom. Liu Xudong

Chinese ixoras at Lianhua Hill Park.

Oleanders at Lianhua Hill Park.

Pink-flowered wood sorrels in Dalang Fashion Town, Longhua District.

People pose for photos with blooming tulips at Dutch Flower Town in Nanshan District on Wednesday.

A Swinhoe’s white-eye rests on a kapok flower near the Yitiancun residential compound in Futian District.