3 Excellent Spots in Zhejiang for Flower Viewing, Covering Hangzhou's Most Beautiful Spring Scenery - and They're All Free!
It's currently springtime, and the weather is just right, making it a perfect time to go out and enjoy the blossoming flowers, especially in Hangzhou, a city that looks like a painting. Today, Xiaoma wants to share 3 free flower-viewing spots in Hangzhou with you!
The first place to view flowers in Hangzhou is Taizaiwan Park, a veteran flower-viewing spot in Hangzhou. At Taizaiwan, you can see tulips, cherry blossoms, Chinese fragrant plums, and daffodils. The most distinctive feature is the over 100,000 tulips, with many varieties and vibrant colors. However, the cherry blossoms here are also very abundant, with about 500 cherry trees, making it a good place to view cherry blossoms in Hangzhou. Taizaiwan Park's cherry blossoms belong to early-blooming varieties, so Xiaoma suggests that you come between mid-March and early April, otherwise you might miss the flowering period.
Viewing flowers here is free, and Taizaiwan is a veteran flower-viewing spot in Hangzhou, where you can see many tulips, cherry blossoms, Chinese fragrant plums, and daffodils. This year, due to special circumstances, Taizaiwan Park implements reservation entry, with a daily limit of 15,000 people, so if you come on a weekend, be sure to book 3 days in advance, otherwise you might not be able to book it. Although the reservation process is a bit complicated, the good thing is that it won't be as crowded as in previous years, and this year you can enjoy the flowers in peace.
tips: How to get to Taizaiwan Park: You can take bus 4, 31, 52, 87, 314, and tourist bus 4 to Su Di Station.
The second flower-viewing spot in Hangzhou is Tianzizhi, which is a very niche flower-viewing spot in Hangzhou, almost only locals know about it. Although it's close to the bustling Lingyin Temple, as soon as you enter Tianzizhi Road, it instantly becomes quiet. Especially in spring, you can see pear blossoms, cherry blossoms, and various wildflowers here.
The so-called 'Tianzizhi' actually refers to the Upper Tianzizhi 'Fuxiang Temple', Middle Tianzizhi 'Fajing Temple', and Lower Tianzizhi 'Fajing Temple' on Tianzizhi Road, which were named by Qianlong. I personally like the largest one with a history of over 1,000 years, Fuxiang Temple, not only can you see ancient and antique buildings, but you can also taste authentic vegetarian meals for just 5 yuan per serving, which is very cost-effective.
tips: How to get to Tianzizhi: You can take bus 103, 121, 324, and Hangzhou tourist line 1 to Tianzizhi Station.
The third flower-viewing spot in Hangzhou is the sixth avenue in Sands, which is actually not a scenic spot but a very ordinary street, so many travelers don't pay much attention to it. However, when cherry blossoms bloom in mid-March, this street is also a great place to view cherry blossoms.
From the bank of the Qiantang River to the east along the sixth avenue until the Yunhai subway station, you can see cherry trees scattered along the way, especially in the middle section there is a large area of cherry blossoms, many locals will come here to take photos. So if you like small and niche places, then here is also worth a visit.
tips: How to get to Sands sixth avenue: In the city, you can take line 1 to Yun Shui Station and then along the sixth avenue, along the east side until the Qiantang River bank.
