The peach blossom has always been a sacred symbol in Chinese culture. Spring is the season for peach trees to blossom blooms. If you would like to enjoy such beautiful pink scenery in China, you should not miss the following 10 sites.
Taohuayuan
Taohuayuan, the Shangri-la described in the famous Jin writer Tao Yuanming's "Accounts of Taohuayuan", is in Taoyuan County under the jurisdiction of Changde. The place is actually a world of peach orchards, which look unusually beautiful when peach flowers are in full bloom. The peach flower-watching festival takes place at Taohuayuan every March and April.
Peach Blossom River
Peach Blossom River is a tributary of the Li River, traversing the western part of Guilin. In autumn the red leaves along the river are spectacular. The peach flowers on both sides of the river provide pleasant shade in the hot summer. People are often struck by the singular beauty of clear water, peach blossoms, and spectacular hills.
NanhuiIn south Shanghai's Nanhui District, almost every household plants acres of peach blossom trees in their backyards and along the speedway. From mid to late March, seas of booming peach blossoms attract hundreds of thousands of Shanghainese eager to wash their lungs.
Longhua
Longhua Town located in Shanghai's southern suburbs. Since the Ming dynasty "March 3, watch Peach Blossom in Longhua", it has become the custom that well-known in Jiangnan. At present, "Saibaitao ", "Tao" and "Riyuetao" in the Longhua Park are the most attractive.
West Lake
Hangzhou West Lake had been widely planted peaches as early as the Tang Dynasty. The flowering peach blossom on bank of the West Lake have bright and various color and big size, which is regarded as "The Queen of Peach Blossom”.
Shima
The red peach of Shima is tasty, refreshing and sweet. The fruits get ripe by the middle of May. Shima is not only a renowned scenic spot, but also an important production base of red peach, just as what is called ‘ Go to admire the peach scene at Shima in spring and taste the fresh peach in summer’.
West Mountain
Botanical Garden west of Beijing owns a number of red peaches just like rosy clouds, which looked from afar powerful, honorable and outstanding.
Anning
The annual Anning Peach Blossom Festival in Lanzhou has been known far and wide. At present, there are 300,000 peach trees and more than 200 breeds in Anning Peach Garben, which is one of China's famous peach gardens.
Longquan
Lonquan has rolling hills, winding roads and flowers wrapped all over the mountains. There are more than 600,000 peach trees on the mountains, which has become a famous scenic spot for vacation.
Lushan Mountain
In late spring, the peach blossoms somewhere in Jiangnan begin to languish, but the peach blossoms in Lushan Mountain are just blooming. Takeing a broad view look, you will see a red sea of peach blossoms. What a brilliant view! It is no wonder that the noted poet of the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi, wrote poems expressing his admiration of the peach blossoms.