Original title: For the first time!Beijing opens the Lotus Culture Festival, and the six scenic spots are here for flower viewing
Summer is deep, and the lotus flowers bloom one after another on the Momo paddy fields.reporter from
Beijing has a long history of planting and appreciating lotus. Lotus has been planted since the Liao Dynasty, but this is the first time that a lotus cultural festival has been held in the city.
Among the more than 200 lotus varieties, there are traditional Chinese lotus varieties such as “Beautiful Rong Sanbian”, new varieties of lotus with independent intellectual property rights in Beijing such as “Fenwufei”, and ancient lotus in Pulandian, which is a thousand years old.In addition, there are more than 100 beautiful colors
Since it is called a cultural festival, it must have its own cultural flavor. During the cultural festival, the city will carry out a variety of lotus-themed cultural activities, such as photography contests, cultural and creative product competitions, lotus appreciation experience by boat, and popular science publicity.
Six exhibition areas
1. National Botanical Garden (South Park)
The flower viewing area is 3,500 square meters, and it is concentrated in the Ximen ancient lotus pond and the aquatic and vine area.Ximen ancient lotus pond with 8 kinds
The exhibition period is from June 28 to August 10, 2022.
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The flower viewing area is 8,000 square meters, mainly distributed in the Park Cherry Blossom Lake, Wetland Garden and Wanping Lotus Scenic Spot in the southwest. Among them, Sakura Lake is the area with many varieties of lotus and the most abundant landscape in Yuyuantan Park. The planting area of lotus is about 1/3 of the water surface, and the varieties are mainly Baiyangdian red lotus.
The exhibition period is from early July to the end of August 2022.
3. Zizhuyuan Park
The water surface is about 15 hectares, and the lotus pond is rich in varieties of lotus. In July and August, the lotus is in full bloom. There are Baiyangdian red lotus,
The exhibition period is from mid-July to mid-August 2022.
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The flower viewing area is more than 1,000 mu, and there are more than 200 varieties of lotus. Yuanmingyuan has a lotus research base and a seed resource garden integrating scientific research, production and viewing.
The exhibition period is from June 28 to August 20, 2022.
5. Lotus Pond Park
More than 7,000 pots of potted lotus, water lily and aquatic plants will be displayed in the park, and self-bred varieties and new and excellent varieties of lotus will be displayed in the west square of the park; cold-resistant water lily varieties will be displayed in the water lily pond in the north square; Lotus and tropical water lilies are displayed; the popular science promenade on the south side is equipped with publicity display boards to promote the knowledge of lotus science and related activities of this cultural festival.
The exhibition period is from June 24 to July 31, 2022.
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The flower viewing area is about 2.5 hectares, mainly distributed in the Nanyuan Wetland and the Qinghe Diversion Canal.
The exhibition period is from June 28 to August 15, 2022.
The exhibition period of this cultural festival starts from June 24, 2022. There are slight differences according to the flowering period and the best viewing period of each exhibition area. It is expected to last until the end of August. (Zhu Songmei)