As the weather warms up, are you starting to anticipate the floral pageant in Hangzhou?

The hazy drizzle and the tender greenery along the banks are signaling the right time for enjoyment. In springtime Hangzhou, the profusion of blossoms will dazzle your eyes one by one. Over the March, sakura, magnolias, tulips and a variety of other flowers will burst into bloom successively.

Sakura

Cherry blossoms are making an early appearance! While the peak season usually falls on late March, some impatient blossoms are already gracing places like Hangzhou Botanical Garden.

Time：March to early April

Places：

Hangzhou Botanical Garden

Taizi Bay Park

Wentao Road (Binjiang district)

Heyu Road (Linping district)

Liangzhu Center of Arts (Yuhang district)

Miji Village (Lin'an district)

Tulip

Tulips display an almost inexhaustible array of hues, spanning the spectrum from vivid yellows to rich purples and beyond into stunning multicolored varieties.

During the concurrent blooming periods of cherry blossoms and tulips each spring, Taizi Bay Park becomes a cherished destination for appreciating these vibrant blooms. Here, visitors will marvel at over 400,000 exquisite tulips that not only vie for visual admiration but also fill the air with their captivating fragrance, creating an immersive sensory experience.

Time：Late March to April

Places：

Taizi Bay Park

Jingshan Flower Sea (Yuhang district)

Nanjiang Park (Xiaoshan district)

Magnolia

Blooming magnolia flowers of different varieties and colors transform the city into a fragrant gallery of floral splendor. A lot of flower buds have been spotted on an ancient magnolia tree aged over 500 at Faxi Temple and a pink magnolia tree by the No.1 building of Xihu State Guesthouse.

Time：Early-mid March

Places：

Hangzhou Botanical Garden

Faxi Temple

Xihu State Guesthouse

Spiraea thunbergii

Stroll along the stream beside the tea fields, you will be surprised to find a waterfall of white blossoms just outside the Shuangfeng Hall of the China National Tea Museum. Dubbed as Snow White in spring, the mesmerizing flower is called Spiraea thunbergii, which densely fill each branch of the trees.

Time：Mid-late March

Places：

China National Tea Museum（Shuangfeng Hall）