Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park

Park in Dalian, China
Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park

Longwangtang Cherry Blossom Park (Chinese: 龙王塘樱花园; pinyin: Lóngwángtáng Yīnghuāyuán) is a park in Longwangtang Subdistrict, Lüshunkou District, Dalian, Liaoning Province, China.

The cherry trees, planted downstream from the Longwangtang Dam built by the occupying Japanese in 1921, come into full bloom in late April.[1] It is one of the two most famous cherry blossom parks in China, the other being East Lake Cherry Blossom Park in Wuhan, Hubei.

Gallery

  • The busy park entrance
    The busy park entrance
  • The cherry blossoms come after the yellow winter jasmine.
    The cherry blossoms come after the yellow winter jasmine.
  • The Dalianites love to eat & drink under the cherry blossoms,
    The Dalianites love to eat & drink under the cherry blossoms,
  • The Dalianites sometimes sing & dance under the cherry blossoms.
    The Dalianites sometimes sing & dance under the cherry blossoms.
  • A bridge connects the cherry tree sites on both side of the parking lot.
    A bridge connects the cherry tree sites on both side of the parking lot.
  • Looking over the cherry blossoms from the Longwangtang Dam
    Looking over the cherry blossoms from the Longwangtang Dam
  • With the dam in the background
    With the dam in the background
  • Walking on the dam
    Walking on the dam
  • A pavilion on the right bank of the dam
    A pavilion on the right bank of the dam

See also

References

  1. ^ Wuhan's East Lake Cherry Blossom Park (Orphaned Nation)

External links

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