Time to admire flower blossoms in Changsha

Hunan Forest Botanical Garden

Cherry blossoms at Hunan Forest Botanical Garden look like snow in the spring. [Photo by Yang Huafeng/hn.chinanews.com]

Cherry Park in Hunan Forest Botanical Garden in Changsha is widely praised as one of the best places to enjoy cherry blossoms. With an area of nearly 800 mu (53.33 hectares), the park collects more than 70 different varieties of cherry trees with different flowering phases, and it is one of the parks with the most cherry varieties across the country. Among them, the famous Yoshino cherry is expected to bloom around March 20.

Full blossom: The middle of March to the first ten days of April

Opening hours: 7:30-18:00 in the summer; 7:30-17:30 in the winter

Ticket price: 20 yuan ($2.98) for adults; 10 yuan for students and the elderly

Location: No 111 Zhiwuyuan Lu, Yuhua district, Changsha, Hunan province

Transportation: Buses Nos 152, 7, 102, 107, 103, 123, 134, 147, 502, 703, 801, and 802 to Hunan Forest Botanical Garden (湖南省植物园/Hunan Zhiwuyuan)

Tel: +86-731-85233238/85597485