Want to appreciate the beautiful plum blossoms in one of China's most famous gardens? Come to Wuxi's Plum Garden for the 2017 Plum Blossom Festival!
Five kilometers from downtown Wuxi, the Plum Garden Hengshan Scenic Area has been renowned as one of the four best places in China to admire plum blossoms since it opened in 1912.
More than 60 varieties of plum blossoms, also known as wintersweets, are in full bloom ready for the first day of this year's festival on Feb 9, which is 20 days earlier than the past few years. The best time to visit will be before the end of this month.
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A boy admires the different varieties of plum blossoms in the Plum Garden in Wuxi, Jiangsu province on Feb 9. [Photo/wxrb.com] |
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A woman admires the plum blossom in the Plum Garden in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. [Photo/wxrb.com] |
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Visitors take photos of the beautiful plum blossoms in Plum Garden in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. [Photo/wxrb.com] |
