Visit parks and botanical gardens 1. Hunan Forest Botanical Garden
The Botanical Garden hosts cherry blossoms, tulips and azaleas every spring. Enjoy cherry blossoms, tulips, azaleas, peach blossoms, peony flowers, camellias, magnolias and roses in the Botanical Garden in spring, and then take photos. Beautiful!
In addition, there are high-altitude flying ropes, golf driving range, Lin Le amusement park, forest zoo and barbecue garden, all of which are suitable for playing with friends in spring!
Address:No.11Botanical Garden Road, Yuhua District, Changsha
2. Changsha Garden Ecological Park
March-May is the best time to enjoy flowers in Changsha Garden Ecological Park! In spring, the main blooming flowers in Changsha Garden Ecological Park are: cherry blossom (dyed by Yoshino), February orchid, rhododendron (Belgian rhododendron, Rhododendron angustifolia), magnolia (Mulan, Huang Yulan), begonia (sessile begonia), peach blossom, pear blossom, hyacinthus orientalis and so on.
Especially azaleas. The nearest hundred acres of azalea sea in the urban area is in Changsha Garden Ecological Park. Every year from March to May, there is a flower show here.
Address: Luohanzhuang, Laodaohe Town, Kaifu District, Changsha
Flower viewing has always been the biggest highlight of Chongqing's spring tourism. Laughing in the sea of flowers and flying in Shan Ye, the taste of freedom is the best.
At this press conference, the Municipal Cultural Tourism Commission specially launched nearly 80 flower viewing spots, covering peony, tulip, rose, cherry blossom, rape flower, plum blossom, pear flower, peach blossom and other flower varieties.
For example, Taisiya Forest Park in Zhongliangshan Town, Shapingba District is holding the fifth Tulip Festival, with 80 categories of 200 mu Dutch tulips exceeding one million, and its scale, density and quality stand out in the main city of Chongqing.
The azaleas in Jinfo Mountain in Nanchuan attract many tourists every year. There are not only shrub azaleas here, but also wild ancient azaleas that have grown for thousands of years. The rhododendrons here bloom in turn from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and the viewing period is as long as two months.
1. Sakura
Thousands of acres of cherry blossoms in the Provincial Forest Botanical Garden are elegant and refined, or the flowers are delicate and charming; At present, the cherry blossoms here are in full bloom! There is also the "Changsha Cherry Blossom Night Scene" that CCTV has been to recently. Located in Hanpu Industrial Park. Watching cherry blossoms here at night is even more hazy!
Cherry blossom period: February-April
Other cherry blossom viewing places are recommended:
Lusong Road, East Gate Cherry Blossom Forest of Yuelu Mountain Scenic Area, Yuhu Park, Guitang River, etc.
2. azaleas
Rhododendrons, which are as famous as flowers and birds, have always been the favorite of literati and poets. The most prosperous place of rhododendrons in Changsha is naturally Dawei Mountain in Liuyang City. When the spring morning sun shines on Dawei Mountain, the forest is also dyed red by thousands of acres of flowers, accompanied by clouds, just like a fairyland.
Rhododendron flowering period: April-June
Other places to enjoy azaleas are recommended: Hunan Forest Botanical Garden, Nanjiao Park and Changsha Garden Ecological Park.
Fly a kite 1. Xiangjiang River Scenery Belt (Sailing Square)
Changsha Xiangjiang River scenic belt, Du Fu Jiangge to Labor Road intersection, is a good place to fly kites. It can be said that kites can be seen in the sky here as long as there is wind all year round and it is suitable for flying kites. Kites with lights at night have become a major feature here.
Opening hours: all day
2. Orange Island (except near the statue square of Chairman Mao)
Orange Island is a very suitable place for holiday parent-child activities. Every weekend and holiday, many citizens will take their children to fly kites and relax.
3. Nanjiao Park
Nanjiao Park is located on the east side of Houzishi Bridge in Changsha, with its back to Xiangjiang River. It is a forest plant park. This is a good place to relax with family and friends. There are mountains and lakes, walking is very convenient, and the vegetation is lush, which allows you to stay away from the noise of the city, leave your troubles behind and enjoy the charm of nature.
Tanqing 1. Martyr's Park
Martyrs Park is located on the Liuyang River in the northeast of Changsha City, Hunan Province. It consists of a memorial area and a tourist area. It is the largest park in Changsha and a comprehensive park integrating memorial, sightseeing and entertainment. The tourist area has an open terrain, naturally formed hills and gullies, covered bridges and pavilions decorated by people, quiet paths, lotus fragrance reflecting blue, weeping willows hanging green, and it is natural.
2. Meixi Lake Park
Meixi Lake Park, once a low-lying land in the suburbs of Changsha, has been transformed into an open leisure wetland park. There are rivers, lakes and various small scenic spots in the park, with beautiful environment and good greening. Today's parks are places for citizens to entertain. They come here for a walk and a bike ride during the day, and there are fountain performances at weekends.
3. Xiao Yuan Park
Xiao Yuan Park near Changsha Railway Station is a small garden-like park, which not only has the style of traditional gardens in China, but also maintains the unique Huxiang style. There are "East Garden" and "Garden in Garden" in the park, and there are "Yunshuiju" teahouse and "Juyuanlou" service department by the lake. The pavilions, terraces, buildings and pavilions are small and exquisite, and there are architectural sketches such as "Xu Ying Pavilion", "Shuangxiu Pavilion" and "Half Pavilion" with different shapes on the lakeshore and hills, which set each other off.
Cycling 1. Yanghu
Riding in a park far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, feeling the red flowers and green leaves, and occasionally seeing wild birds flying over the sky, has a unique flavor. At present, the 13 km slow-moving system is being built in Yanghu Wetland. Take your car to Yanghu to fly and ride freely.
Cycling route: main entrance of Yanghu Wetland (Pioneer Cow Sculpture Square)-Science and Technology Museum-Landscape Tower-Yufeng Bridge-Bird Watching Corridor-Farming Culture Experience Zone-main entrance of Yanghu Wetland (Pioneer Cow Sculpture Square)
2. Black Elk Peak
Cycling route: urban area-Wu Jialing-Furong North Road-Qiaoyi-River embankment (2km gravel road) crossing railway-memorial archway-special slope (recommended location)-Heimifeng-fellow villagers' government-Houshan (weathered rock gravel road, with certain risks)-Fufeng-Fuxing-Beishan Town-Hongshan-Sifangping-urban area.
Riding in Black Mi Feng, the biggest test is the "abnormal slope" in front of the ticket office in the park. This ramp goes all the way to the depths of the mountains, which is definitely a comprehensive test of physical fitness.
3. Grey soup
Cycling route: Dongfanghong Square-Lianhua Town-grey soup hot spring, Hunan University.
Grey soup is 6 kilometers long around Zi Long Lake Highway and surrounds Zi Long Lake, covering an area of 2,000 mu. Green grass is lush, wicker hangs around the track, and cherry blossoms, peach blossoms, plum blossoms and sweet-scented osmanthus are planted. Riding here will definitely make cyclists feel like spring breeze people.
Climb 1. Yuelu Mountain —— Seeking seclusion and visiting the ancient times
As a national key scenic spot, Yuelu Mountain is adjacent to Xiangjiang River, with many cultural relics and historic sites. It is one of the 72 peaks of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. It has an ancient ink fragrance and is a good place to visit the ancient times.
Venue: No.58 Gaodeng Road, Yuelu District, Changsha
Transportation:
By bus: 902, 9 13, 152, tourist special line 1, Lishan special line, 202, 132 can reach Yuelu Mountain.
2. Black Elk Peak-Paradise.
Black Elk Peak is not a famous scenic spot, but it is the largest and highest national forest park in Changsha (590.5 meters above sea level). The environment here is pleasant, and you can not only enjoy the natural scenery of the countryside along the way on foot, but also visit the dams, beautiful terraces, Xianmi Lake, Dongyang Ancient Temple, Seven Pagodas and other scenic spots.
Venue: Qiaoyi Town, Wangcheng District, Changsha, Hunan Province
Transportation:
By car: Furong North Road →S 102 Road →X058 Road.
By bus: North Bus Station → county shuttle bus to Heimifeng/shuttle bus to Qiaoyi Town → destination.
3. Zhu Yingshan-the mountain of seclusion
Zhu Ying is one of the four famous mountains in Changsha County, with a history of more than 2,000 years. It seems that many ancient celebrities live in seclusion here. As the commanding height in the north of Changsha, Zhu Yingshan is of great military significance. Besides, there are many legends and true stories in this mountain.
Venue: Fulin Town, Changsha County
Transportation:
Self-driving: Old National Road 106 → Crossing Qingshan Store → Fu Lin Store Highway → Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway Culvert for 2km, then turn left and go up the hill.
By bus: Take a bus from Xingsha Bus Station/Changsha East Bus Station to Fulin Town.
Folklore This spring, nearly 150 unique spring cultural tourism theme activities were held in all districts and counties of the city, covering various forms such as flower viewing, folk culture festivals, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, etc. It presents the characteristics of colorful folk festivals, obvious characteristics of districts and counties, various types of tourist routes and outstanding highlights of cultural and sports tourism integration.
For example, Dianjiang County held the 22nd Peony Culture Festival and the 2nd Lihua Rural Tourism Festival. Hechuan District held "Spring Breeze Flower River" 202 1 Hechuan Spring Tourism Festival; Fuling District held the 7th Pear Blossom Festival; Nanchuan District held Jinfo Mountain Rhododendron Festival; Liangping District held the 9th Grapefruit Festival; The 14th Cauliflower Festival was held in Tongnan District.
At the same time, Wansheng Economic Development Zone held the activity of "Come in March and never leave the scenic spot"; Intangible Heritage and Time-honored Exposition held in Qianjiang District; Shizhu county held the seventh rural tourism culture festival; Folk cultural activities such as the loong Lion Competition in Tongliang District will also bring unique "spring outing" experience to tourists.
Dianjiang River is known as "the red mountain of peony, a 100-meter granary, a thousand-year history of cultivation and reading, and the fragrance of thousands of beans", especially the unique Dianjiang peony, which originated from nature, was born on cliffs and hidden in beautiful valleys in deep mountains, with a planting area of more than 20,000 mu, ranking first in the country in quality and output, and has the reputation of "Diandan";
There are more than 60 kinds of peony in Dianjiang River, such as Taiping Red, Melaleuca, Youyan Yan and so on. The flowers are big, beautiful and long. With its beauty of jasper and natural beauty, it is distributed among mountains, water, rocks, forests, clouds and orchids in a three-dimensional way, which integrates and complements each other, forming a unique Dianjiang peony culture, which is a typical representative of China landscape peony, so it is called "the source of Chinese peony"
If you want to see flowers, you can go to Dianjiang Lihua Garden and Rape Flower Grand View Garden in the first half of March to see thousands of acres of plum blossoms and rape flowers. In the middle and late March and early April, the peony flowers in Kaizhifeng Tourist Area, Peony Cherry Blossom World and Huaxia Peony Garden are in full bloom. We look forward to your visit. In April, peony and roses are also competing to open in the Peony Cherry Blossom World Scenic Area.
In addition to visiting Dianjiang River, you can also taste famous special restaurants such as Peony Rabbit, Xinmin Wudu, Tianyuan Daza Steamed Fish, Wu 'an Clear Water Fish, Gaoanhua Beach Fish, Stone Footprint Peasant Cuisine, Dianjiang Stone Mill Tofu, etc. You can spend the night in Bagu, which is a high-end homestay in southwest China. Buying Dianjiang Horn Carving, Dashi Bamboo Weaving, Dianjiang Miscellaneous Wine, Dianjiang Tou, Dianjiang Zhao Beef, Chuanjiu Steamed Duck and other special products will definitely make you have an impulse, have fun and return home satisfied.
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