Winter is generally the best season for skiing and hot spring bathing, and in Kunming, Yunnan, you can enjoy the beautiful winter cherry blossoms in full bloom. So where are the places to see cherry blossoms in Kunming, and what are some good places? In which months do winter cherry blossoms bloom in Kunming? Let’s find out together. The best place to enjoy cherry blossoms
Yuantong Mountain (Kunming Zoo)
Cherry blossom viewing at Yuantong Mountain has long become a traditional spring activity for Kunming people. As early as the 1950s, cherry blossoms began to be planted in Yuantong Mountain. The cherry blossoms planted in Kunming have pink flowers, nearly half double petals, and numerous weeping branches, which resemble the red begonia flowers in the north. Therefore, they are called Xifu Begonia and are unique to Kunming. variety. Time flies, and with the blooming cherry blossoms every year, Yuantong Mountain has become the first choice for Kunming people to travel in March. Gradually, people and cherry blossoms seem to have made an agreement. No matter what the weather is like at this time, cherry blossoms will crowd the branches like a tide.
Address: No. 92, Qingnian Road, Wuhua District, Kunming City
Transportation: You can take Route 4, 22, 59, 74, 83, 100, and 101 nearby , No. 129, No. 234, No. A2, No. Z63, No. Z63 and other buses
Colorful Yunnan Ancient Dian Kingdom Cherry Blossom Valley
Colorful Yunnan·Ancient Dian City Cherry Blossom Valley covers an area of ??more than 200 acres It is made from thousands of double-flowered Yunnan cherry blossoms. Cherry Blossom Valley combines the best viewing angle of Yunnan and the project wetland park to create a new place for cherry blossom viewing. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, the flowers are gorgeous, like clouds and clouds, setting off the majestic tourist service center and The vast Dianchi Lake.
Address: Colorful Yunnan Ancient Dian City, Huanhu South Road, Jinning District, Kunming City, Yunnan Province
Transportation: You can take buses such as K31 and K38 to Colorful Yunnan Ancient Dian City
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Yiliang Cherry Blossom Valley
Yiliang Shanhou Cherry Blossom Valley is located in Shanhou Community, Yiliang County, Kunming City, Yunnan Province, 9 kilometers away from Yiliang County, and the park covers an area of ??3,800 acres. This is the largest cherry blossom planting base in Yunnan, and it takes six or seven hours to walk through the entire Cherry Blossom Valley. The cherry blossoms here are large in scale, with many varieties, colors and layers. There are 61 different varieties and colors of Yunnan cherry blossoms, mountain cherry blossoms, winter cherry blossoms, weeping cherry blossoms, red leaf cherry blossoms, Taiwanese bell cherry blossoms, and Korean chameleons, with 370,000 Cherry blossom trees form a forest.
Address: Sakura Valley, Shizipo, Shanhou Village Committee, Shanhou Community, Yiliang County, Kunming City, 9 kilometers away from Yiliang County, about 90 minutes by car from Kunming City
Transportation: Self-driving route: Yiliang → Xiaodukou → Tangjiawan (turn left and go up the small road at the foot of the mountain) → turn left at the Shanliang fork → Shizipo (cherry blossom base). You can reach it by navigating to "Sakura Valley behind Yiliang Mountain".
Xizhu Doupo Village
In Doupo Village, Wuhua District, less than half an hour's drive from the main city of Kunming, there is a "secret cherry blossom land" with more than 40,000 pink and delicate flowers. Cherry blossoms stretch throughout the valley, forming an endless sea of ??pink flowers covering an area of ??500 acres. In the Cherry Blossom Valley, more than 500 acres of cherry blossoms are in full bloom, seemingly boundless, inviting citizens to come to the mountains and fields to find the breath of spring. On the hillside, pear blossoms, peach blossoms, and crabapple blossoms are no less beautiful, blooming one after another, contrasting with the blue sky and white clouds, forming a beautiful picture of spring.
Address: Doupo Bai Village is located at the exit of the third ring road in the northwest of Kunming City and the Phuket Tunnel of the Kunlun Highway.
Transportation:
1. Self-driving travel: Citizens traveling by self-driving can search for "Doupo Cultural Activity Center" and follow the navigation guidance. Vehicles can be parked in the Cultural Center Parking Lot or the temporary parking lot at the entrance to Sakura Valley. Please do not park randomly on the roadside to avoid causing congestion.
2. Public transportation: Citizens can take bus C10 and get off at Doupocun Station. Or choose to take the Xiyoudong Scenic Area Bus and get off at Doupo Village Station. After entering the village, you can go to the Tourist Reception Center and ask the staff. When do winter cherry blossoms bloom in Kunming
The viewing period of winter cherry blossoms is in January and is expected to last until mid-January.
Introduction to winter cherry blossoms:
Winter cherry blossoms, also known as Yunnan early cherry blossoms, are unique to Yunnan. Every winter, the winter cherry blossoms in Spring City bloom, and pink clouds accompany the warm sunshine, which is a unique beauty in Spring City. Those dots of pink spreading on Yuantong Mountain are the most romantic warmth in winter. Make an appointment with a few friends, take pictures of the beautiful winter cherry blossoms, and look at the fluffy animals. This is the right way to start winter.
Kunming Zoo has planted more than 1,000 winter cherry blossoms in 2013 and has begun to take shape. At the end of each year and the beginning of each year, after entering the winter cherry blossom viewing season, the South Ring and North Ring winter cherry blossom landscape tour lines are gradually formed. The flower area covers the entire park.