In the general impression, azaleas bloom at the end of March and April, but the azaleas bloom in summer. No, when the "garden within a garden" in Huishan Ancient Town — the rhododendrons of the Chinese Rhododendron Garden have withered for some time , it is full of flowers — as enthusiastic as this summer, with 35,800 flowers blooming bright red like fire, without a little variegation. （杨壮波/文 邵晓霞/摄）
When it comes to the "flowers" in Wuxi, most people will think of "cherry blossoms" for the first time. As one of the "world's three major cherry blossom viewing resorts", Yuantouzhu Scenic Area is indeed a beautiful business card of Wuxi. But in fact, the city flowers in Wuxi are plum blossoms and rhododendrons, of which rhododendrons rank among the top ten famous flowers in China, and are known as "flowers in the West".
According to reports, rhododendrons have been cultivated in the mainland for at least a thousand years, and since the Tang Dynasty, rhododendrons have been transplanted in courtyards for ornamentation.
Another name of the azaleas is "Yingshan Hong", and N years ago saw such a scene in the movie "Shining Red Star": Looking around, the mountains are full of red rhododendrons, giving people a kind of worldly beauty.
In 1983, azaleas and plum blossoms were identified as the "city flowers" of Wuxi City. Since then, the people of Wuxi have finished enjoying the cherry blossoms in Yuantouzhu and turned to the Rhododendron Garden to enjoy the rhododendrons. The delicate cuckoo is also the most beautiful "figure" in Wuxi in mid-spring.
The 500-year-old Rhododendron King blooms more than 35,800 flowers at a time
In fact, in Wuxi, the place with the largest scale of rhododendron cultivation and the largest collection of fine rhododendrons is not in the rhododendron garden, but in the flower planet and flower dynasty garden located in Jiulong Bay, Hudai Town, Binhu District. There are 689 rhododendrons in 29 varieties of 6 categories of ancient pile rhododendrons, including two "Rhododendron King" trees that are more than 800 years old and 500 years old respectively.
The 500-year-old Rhododendron King blooms more than 35,800 flowers at a time
According to reports, every ancient pile rhododendron in Huachao Garden is pristine, which is collected from all corners of the world by the park, and behind each tree is a unique story, which is the only one in China. The Azaleas of Qingliangjian, which are in full bloom these days as much as this summer, are the "treasures of the town garden" of Hana Dynasty Garden, with a tree diameter of more than 35 centimeters, which once wandered in Ryukyu and was acquired to China more than a decade ago. In 2016, he officially settled in Wuxi.
▼"About Yang Zhuangbo"
A post-60s uncle, known as Uncle Yang, calls himself "Uncle of All Media", a senior media person, a well-known travel expert, an excellent cultural tourism communication practitioner, the vice president and secretary general of the Tourism New Media Branch of Wuxi Tourism Association, and the first batch of self-media big coffee club members announced by the Cyberspace Administration of Wuxi Municipal Party Committee. Loved to travel and everything related to travel.