Whether it's a yellow waxberry or a peach blossom in full bloom, when you feel the call of spring, it will bloom. Flowers are a symbol of beauty. Take advantage of the good weather and the birds and flowers, get together with three or five friends, put your camera on your back and set off after the flowers!

La Mei

Best Blooming Period: February to March

Flower Legend: When Princess Meilin of Shouyang, the daughter of Emperor Wu of Song, was taking a nap, it so happened that a plum blossom landed on her forehead, leaving behind a faint five-petal trail, which was particularly charming. Later, people stamped plum blossoms on her forehead, so plum blossom makeup became fashionable.

Recommended Flower Viewing Spots: Jinan Hongguye Scenic Spot

Features of Flower Viewing: dozens of plum blossoms such as waxed plum, red plum, white plum, green plum, cherry plum, golden plum, etc., and more than 500,000 plum trees.

Fare: 80 yuan

Ride: 65 bus Honggu wild station

Accommodation: fragrant scenic flavor restaurant, Shambhala restaurant, special tree house.

Tel: 82818666

Apricot blossoms

Best time to enjoy the flowers: March

Flower Legend: After the Anshi Rebellion was quelled, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Xuanzong missed Yang Guifei so much that he wanted to retrieve her bones and move the grave for burial. He saw a snow-white apricot blossom dancing in the wind at the bottom of Mawei Slope, which looked like Yang Guifei's fairy goddess dancing in her dress. When Emperor Xuanzong returned to the palace, he ordered Taoist priests to search for Yang Guifei's soul. By this time, Yang Guifei had been appointed as the flower goddess of the apricot blossoms on Mount Xian.

Recommended places to enjoy the flowers: Changqing District, Zhang Xia Street, thirty miles along the Jade Apricot Valley, Huang Jiayu mu apricot garden, Wufeng Mountain Mingling apricot garden.

Features of flower-appreciation: Jinan 17th Apricot Blossom Festival (Zhangxia Street)

Fare: Free

Accommodation: Liantai Mountain Hotel, Liantai Villa, Mancheng Villa, Vikang Manor, Shuisheng Fish House.

Neighboring attractions: Liantai Mountain, Mancheng Villa, Wufeng Mountain.

Tel: 87233978

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot 2: Wali Ancient Apricot Forest, Huairen Town, Shanghe County

Features of Flower Viewing: apricot blossom viewing, fishing in the Dasha River, digging for wild vegetables. The ancient trees are more than 300 years old and the sightseeing road is 1000 meters long.

Fare: Free

Accommodation: Qiaotou Green Manor, Qiaotou Donkey Meat, Huairen Town.

Neighboring attractions: Dasha River Wetland Park

Contact: 13678803697 Li Huiyang

Cherry Blossoms

Best time to enjoy the flowers: mid- to late-March.

Flower legend: Japan has a fairy named pandanus Kaikai Kino (meaning cherry blossom). When traveling, she would scatter a flower symbolizing love and hope along the way. In her honor, the locals named the flower Sakura. The cherry blossom is the national flower of Japan, but it originated in China. According to the Japanese document "Sakura Daikan", Japanese cherry blossoms were first introduced from the Himalayas in China.

Recommended Flower Viewing Spots: Wulongtan Scenic Spot

Features of Flower Viewing: Wulongtan Cherry Blossom Festival, full of white and pink cherry blossoms.

Nearby attractions: Baotu Spring Scenic Spot, Daming Lake Scenic Spot.

Tel: 86924835

Begonia

Best Flowering Period: April

Flower Legend: It is said that in the deep forests live a father and daughter who live by hunting. One day they met a tiger and the daughter sacrificed her life to save her father. The place where she dripped blood was covered with fiery red mountain flowers. The locals named the flower Begonia after her.

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Recommended Flower Appreciation Location 1:Pingyin County Yushan Street Huzhuang Village Virgin Mary Begonia Festival

Features of Flower Appreciation: You can enjoy the begonias, and also take part in the photography, wine-tasting, fishing, snacks tasting, and performances.

Ticket price: 30 yuan per person (annual reference price)

Dining: Huga Fried Chicken Restaurant

Nearby attractions: Notre Dame Church

Tel: 87889924

Recommended Flowering Spot 2: Duandian, Dongtan and Xitan Begonia bases of Shuangquan Town, Changqing District

Features of Flowering Appreciation: Fishing, greenway cycling, Ancient visit to the spring, flower viewing, strawberry picking and pollution-free vegetables, farm food tasting.

Accommodation: Hesheng Manor, Four Seasons Spring Hotel, Pure Grain Ecological Garden, Ruyi Restaurant.

Scenery around

Flower Legend: In ancient times, Qi Bo, a medical doctor, tasted poisonous herbs and his life was in danger. His granddaughter, Lian Qiao, picked the stem and leaves of a yellow-flowered plant in her haste to save her grandfather's life. Qi Bo named the herb Lian Qiao after her granddaughter and used it to save many lives. Her granddaughter, Lianchiao, traveled around the world with Bixia Yuanjun, saved many people, and lived forever. In her honor, the villagers planted forsythia extensively in the mountains and affectionately called her Auntie forsythia.

Recommended flower spot: Zhangqiu Yizhuang township Sheyi village

Flowering highlights: ascent, forsythia is full of mountains, is a paradise for flower photography enthusiasts. There are no tickets available.

Tel: 83781728

Peach Blossoms

Best Flowering Period: Late March to April

Flowering Legend: Cui Ngu was a Xiucai in the Tang Dynasty. Qingming met a beautiful girl, the next year Qingming, he came to meet the girl's farmhouse, only see peach blossoms but no one. After learning that the young girl died of depression because she missed him, Cui Hu suffered a lot. A fairy saved the young girl and had a beautiful marriage. Last spring, in this door, the girl's face, contrasted with the peaches. People do not know where to go? The peach blossom still smiles in spring. The poem of Cui Gu, which has been handed down to this day, was written in search of the missing girl.

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot 1:Cai's Shaojin Village and Qinglongyu Village in Richeng District

Features of Flower Viewing: Thousands of acres of peach gardens to enjoy flowers.

Fare: Free

Tel: Cai's Shaojin Village 13793126155

Recommended Flower Appreciation Spot 2: Outside of the Carp Fish Scenic Spot

Featured Flower Appreciation: Thousands of acres of peach blossom gardens to enjoy the flowers.

Theme: from April 1 to April 25, Pineapple Fish Scenic Area will create activities themed on peach culture.

Ticket price: visiting the peach garden is free. Luo Yu scenic area tickets 60 yuan, Jinan citizens on April 3 can visit the scenic area for free.

Accommodation: Xiangshan Shuyuan Hotel, Dabanzao Farmhouse

Tel: 15753173188

Recommended Flower Viewing Spots 3:Zhangqiu Jinping Scenic Spot

Features of Flower Viewing: Climbing the mountain, enjoying the flowers, digging the wild vegetables, praying for blessings.

Ticket price discount: 60% off during the flower-appreciation activities (original price of 50 yuan per person)

Accommodation: Laojun Restaurant

Telephone: 83730666

Rapeseed Flowers

Best Flower Appreciation Period: Late March to Late April

Flower Legend: An Ayi boy named Aru saved a girl named Runnin' Raccoon, who fell into the water. The girl was a fairy in the sky. The girl was a fairy in the sky. She took the stars in the sky to repay Aru. Aru planted the star, and the next year it bloomed with yellow flowers, rapeseed flowers. The rapeseed flowers made Aru's life rich. He came to the river and found a fairy. He got married and it became a great story.

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Recommended flower spot 1: Changqing District Shuangquan Town Duandian, Dongtan, Xitan rapeseed flower base.

Features: flower festival, fishing, greenway riding, visiting ancient springs, picking pollution-free strawberries and vegetables, tasting farm food.

Fare: Free

Bus line: Jinan-Shuangquan bus line to Shuangquan rapeseed base.

Accommodation: Hesheng Manor, Four Seasons Spring Hotel

Recommended Flower Viewing Location 2: Ziyuan Herb Garden

Features of Flower Viewing: Seeing rapeseed flowers, listening to Mongolian songs and dances, and savoring grassland flavors.

Ticket price: 40 yuan/person

Neighboring attractions: Zhu Jiayu scenic spot, Baiweiquan Park.

Ride route: intercity bus K903 directly to the scenic spot.

Tel: 83781177

Pear Blossoms

Best Blossom Viewing Period: April

Flower Legend: There is a village in Yinxiang Town, Shanghe County. It is said that in the past, some families in the village had ancestors who were stewards of the Pear Garden in the Royal Garden in Beijing. After retirement, they brought back the excellent pear seedlings to the village and led the whole village to plant pears. There was a boy in the village named Li Guifen who was good at growing pears. One day, thieves robbed the pear garden. In order to protect the biggest pear king tree, Li Guifen was buried under the tree. In the following year, Uncle Pear King came back from the dead, and Emperor Kangxi praised Pear King Shujie's pears. After hearing this story, he immediately ordered to pardon Li Guifen Pear. Later, the village was called Li Guifen Village, and the pear trees have been preserved until now, bearing fruit and thriving year after year.

Recommended Flower Appreciation Location 1:Shanghe County Yinxiang Township Li Guifen Hundred Years Pear Garden

Flower

Best Flower Appreciation Period: Mid to Late April to May.

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Flower legend: According to legend, roses do not bloom. At the foot of Shui Mountain in Pingyin, Jinan, there is a young couple, the man is called Liu Lang, the woman is called Cuiping. Liu Lang was sentenced to a lifetime of hard labor for picking roses from the Queen Mother's earthly garden. In order to save Liu Lang, Cuiping heard that when all the roses on Mount Suifeng were in full bloom, Liu Lang could become a monk, so she went up the mountain every day to fetch golden spring water to water the roses. Cui Ping's sincerity touched the sky. Ten years later, all the roses on the mountain bloomed brilliantly. Liu Lang finally returned to Cui Ping's side, so people often use roses to represent beautiful love.

Recommended Flower Appreciation Location: Rose Festival in Rose Township, Pingyin County

Features of Flower Appreciation: The township of roses, where you can enjoy 10,000 acres of roses, taste the rose banquet, and buy rose Agaricus products.

Ticket price: 10 yuan per person (annual reference price)

Tel: 87685154

Peony

Best blooming period: April-May.

Flower Legend: There was a young man named Parrot, who traveled over the mountains in search of Ganoderma lucidum in order to save his sick mother and his old folks. He met a white-bearded old man who ground a stone into a key, opened the door to the Queen Mother's Yaochi, took a golden pill and saved his life. In order to save the villagers, Parrot took all the golden pills. As a result, the Queen Mother realized that Parrot Bro had thrown the golden pills to the ground in a hurry. The white-bearded old man turned out to be a Nanji fairy. He told Parrot that the elixir of immortality he had planted would grow a strange flower that could be cured with its root soup. Sure enough, my mom and the villagers got better after drinking the soup. Because this life-saving flower was transformed by the Queen Mother's golden elixir, it was named peony and changed to peony, and the root of the peony became an important Chinese herb.

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot 1:Jinjianshan Forest Park, Wenchang Street, Changqing District

Features of Flower Viewing: More than 100 rare peony varieties have been introduced into the park, as well as peonies, moonshine, European roses and other famous flowers.

Fare: Free

Accommodation: Jinjian Mountain Resort, Heshang Manor in Shuangquan Township, and neighboring farmhouses.

Neighboring attractions: Garden Expo Park, Mashan Scenic Spot.

Contact: 13553171595 (Mr. Cao)

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot No.2: Wuzhai Village, Huihe Town, Jiyang County

Features of Flower Viewing: Hundred Mu Peony Garden

Fare: Free

Tel: 84272077

Hundreds of Flowers in Bloom.

Recommended Flower Viewing Spots 1:Thousand Buddha Mountain Scenic Spot

Best Flower Viewing Period: March to May.

Features: peach blossoms, pear blossoms, begonias.

Neighboring attractions: Quancheng Park

Admission price: 30 yuan/person

Tel: 82662292

Recommended flower-appreciation place 2: Quancheng Park

Best flower-appreciation period: March to early April.

Features of flower-appreciation: Quancheng Park welcomes spring, magnolia, peach blossoms, cherry blossoms, begonias, plum blossoms, peonies, peonies, peonies, roses and so on. Were opened one after another.

Nearby attractions: Thousand Buddha Mountain Scenic Spot

Tel: 81750019

Recommended Flower Appreciation Location 3:Hundred Flowers Park

Best Flower Appreciation Period: Early March to Late May

Features of Flower Appreciation: Welcome Spring, Forsythia, Magnolia, Cherry blossoms, Cherry blossoms, Plum blossoms, Peach blossoms, Plum blossoms, Peonies, Paeony, Tondo polyester, Marjoram, and Iris, Weaver's brocade, etc. are all in full bloom and beautiful.

Fare: free

Nearby attractions: Shandong Library, Red House Church.

Tel: 88904980

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot 4: Old Campus of Shandong University

Best Flower Viewing Period: Early March to late May

Features of Flower Viewing: Welcome the spring in March, forsythia, magnolia, begonias, cherry blossoms, roses and peonies.

Fare: Free

Neighboring attractions: Red Mansion Church

Recommended flower-appreciation attraction 5: Jiu Ru Mountain Waterfall Group Scenic Spot

Best Flower-appreciation Period: April-May.

Features of Flower Appreciation: In spring, forsythia, roses and camellias are competing with each other.

Accommodation: top cabins, B&Bs, Pal Wooden Houses

Features: Dripping Cliff Hotel in the scenic area.

Transportation: 312, 65 direct to Jiushan Mountain, 326 road change to 312, 329 road to Jiushan Mountain.

Tel: 82826666

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot 6:Hongjitang

Best Flower Viewing Period: Early March to Late May

Featured Flower Viewing Spots: Spring, forsythia, magnolia, begonias, cherry blossoms, roses, lilacs, peonies, peonies, peonies, and moonflowers.

Fare: Free

Nearby attractions: White Spring.

Specialty Dining: Specialty medicinal food in the park.

Tel: 15098891501

Features of flower viewing: spring, forsythia, magnolia, begonia.

Fare: Free

Nearby attractions: Huashan Scenic Spot

Recommended Flower Viewing Location 9:Jinan Botanical Garden

The best time to view flowers is from mid-March to early May.

Features of Flower Appreciation: spring, magnolia, forsythia, apricot(, oleander, tulip, peach, umeboshi, umeboshi, lilac, pear, wisteria, peony, honeysuckle, hawthorn, begonias, moonset, brocade, fringe, peony, moonflower.

Fare discount: 30 yuan/person

Bus route: K301, change to Zhangqiu 10 to Jinan Botanical Garden Station.

Tel: 80950823

Recommended Flower Appreciation Location 10:Baichuquan Park

Best Flower Appreciation Period: Mid to late March (Magnolia, Peach Blossom, Plum Blossom), April (Cherry Blossom, Begonia, Peony).

Features of flower-viewing: complete varieties and diverse colors.

Ticket price: 50 yuan per person (from March 17)

Nearby attractions: Zhu Jiayu Scenic Spot

Tel: 83239900

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot 11:Zhangqiu Sanwangyu Scenic Spot

Best Flower Viewing Period: Mid-March to Early May

Features of Flower Viewing: Forsythia, Peach Blossom, Apricot Blossom, Locust Blossom The mountains are in full bloom, and the beauty is breathtaking.

Admission price: 50 yuan per person (from April 1)

Surrounding attractions: colorful mountain villages

Specialty food and drink accommodation: special farmhouse meals.

Tel: 83769066

Recommended Flower Viewing Spot 12: Ziyuan Herb Garden

Best Flower Viewing Period: Late March to May

Features of Flower Viewing: Catnip, Yume and so on.

Ticket price: 40 yuan/person

Neighboring attractions: Zhu Jiayu Scenic Spot, Baiweiquan Park.