Baotou's best places to visit in springtime
Peach blossoms in full bloom in Baotou, Inner Mongolia [Photo/Baotou Evening News]
As spring descends and temperatures rise, creating ideal conditions for trees to blossom, the city of Baotou in North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region has become decorated by oceans of flowers.
In addition to peach blossom, flowers such as lilac, fructus forsythiae, and flowering plum will bloom in April.
Here's some information on the best places in Baotou city to appreciate the flowers in springtime.
Peach blossoms
Best time for viewing peach blossoms: late March to mid-April
Best places for viewing peach blossoms: Jingping Park, Civic Park, the north side of the west gate of the Arden Botanical Garden, Bayi Park, Youyi Square, Laodong Park, Youth Park, and Jinxiu Park
Fructus forsythia
Best time for viewing fructus forsythia: April
Best places for viewing fructus forsythia: Bayi Park, Yingbin Park, Minzu East Road, Jianshe Road
Chinese flowering crabapple
Best time for viewing Chinese flowering crabapple: late April to mid-May
Bes places for viewing Chinese flowering crabapple: Arden Botanical Garden, Nanjiao Park, Civic Park, Steel Street, Fulin Road, Yellow River Street
Flowering plum
Best time for viewing flowering plum: late April to mid-May
Best places for viewing flowering plum: Jianshe Road, Arden Botanical Garden, Yingbin park
Yellow rose
Best time for viewing yellow rose: May
Best places for viewing yellow rose: Fuqiang Road, Zhaotan East Road, Yingbin Park, Bayi Park, Arden Botanical Garden
Lilac
Best time for viewing lilac: mid-May to early June
Best places for viewing lilac: Arden Botanical Garden's Lilac Garden, Bayi Park, Laodong Park, Middle Section of Jianshe Road, New Century Youth Ecological Park
Peony
Best time for viewing peony: late May (very short flowering period, about 10 days)
Best places for viewing peony: Arden Botanical Garden's Peony Garden, Bayi Park, Civic Park, Qingshan Hotel, Olympic Park