April day on earth.
Zi Yan safflower thousand trees, all kinds of red and purple Dou Fangfei.
In Beijing, any street garden may surprise your eyes, not to mention the famous Summer Palace, Botanical Garden, Yuyuantan, and Yuan Dadu.
The warm wind is rising and the flowers are blooming. On the way to enjoy the flowers, there is always a group of tireless and lovely people who dig out those niche and once unknown places, such as the Beijing Pear Garden, the Jiangfu Park, the Wangjing Begonia Flower Stream and so on.
When I mentioned begonias, I thought of Yuan Dadu, and when I mentioned cherry blossoms, I thought of Yuyuantan, these two places were already a mess. During the flower viewing season, the heart yearns for it, but it is discouraged. Why? Because I just want to enjoy the flowers quietly, I don't want to see all kinds of brain doors and colorful silk scarves.
In Beijing, there are two other places, not very famous, but few people, Jingmei, very worth going.
This name is relative to the Yuan Capital Begonia Flower Creek, let's call it this name for the time being, because as of now, it has no official name. It is not a park, let alone a scenic spot, it is just a ditch in the Wangjing area. In the past two or three years, because of the begonia flowers on both sides of the strait, it has gradually become known to people.
On the second day of the Qingming holiday, I abandoned the bustling Yuan Dadu, and with excitement and curiosity, I went to find out.
The roads in downtown Beijing are basically square and easy to discern, but Wangjing is an exception. Since the Northeast Fourth Ring Road and the Northeast Fifth Ring Road are in a northwest direction, and the Jingmi Road and The Jingcheng Expressway are in a northeast direction, the area surrounded by these four roads is Wangjing, so the internal roads of Wangjing are horizontal and vertical and oblique, which is called a headache for even taxi drivers. It is said that as long as Wangjing is not lost, all of Beijing will not get lost.
From Huajiadi East Road to Wangjing East Road, this is a 45-degree slope, and Wangjinggou is next to these two roads.
Wangjinggou is connected to the North Xiaohe River to the north and the Bahe River to the south, from the Siyuan Bridge to the Wuyuan Bridge, with a total length of more than 4 kilometers.
Don't go to Huajiadi East Road in the southwest direction, both sides of the strait are surrounded by high barbed wire, enjoying flowers can be, it is not very convenient to take pictures.
Although the flowers were blooming and beautiful, the barbed wire blocked the urge to run.
From Huajiadi East Road all the way to the northeast, through Guangshun South Street, there is Wangjingdong Road, there is only a small section of barbed wire to stop, walk up to a hundred meters and there is no more.
Walk down the steps and feel the flowers blooming in your face.
This place is a hundred times quieter than the Yuan Capital, and there will occasionally be pedestrians on the road.
"Ten thousand points of scarlet will spit out calyx, and Yanran will come out of the mortal dust." Moved to the ancient temple to plant Zhumen. The Ming Dynasty had a cold meal, and it was spring again. ”
Pink of different shades bloomed all over the branches, squeezed and squeezed together, like the dawn of the dawn.
Compared with plum blossoms and plum blossoms, begonia flowers are like rouge dots, and there is always a kind of shyness.
"The rain rouge fades away, and the half-open season is the most enchanting." Who has more golden houses, deep locks east wind storage Ajiao. The Tang Dynasty poet He Xiyao not only wrote that the half-open begonia flowers were the most delicate, but also used the allusion of "Golden House Hidden Jiao" to express his love for begonias, which can be described as a fantastic idea.
On the bridge of the auxiliary road of Wangjing Street, looking northeast, there is still a long section of visual inspection, and there are traffic lights in the right hand direction to pass.
Wangjing has two water systems, the north has a small river in the north, and the south is expected to be Jinggou. Wangjinggou is located in the north-central part of Chaoyang District, due to historical reasons, the past few decades have been black and smelly, in recent years after vigorous remediation, the water has become clear, the shore has become green, becoming a new scenery in the Wangjing area.
It's just that there is no exact name here yet. Some people call it "Wangjing Huaxi", which can be far away from the north small river "Magnolia Flower Creek".
Some people call it "Wanghuaxi", this "Wang" is counting on Beijing, and "Hua" refers to huajia land, and this ditch originally flowed out of Huajia land. Wanghuaxi contains two place names, which are very artistic and permeated with immortality.
This is the barbed wire fence near Guangshun South Street, and there is no more to the east.
Chaoyang Park seems to be unknown to everyone, but it is not sullen and not very famous. The only thing that impressed me might be the playground near the South Gate!
I come once or twice a year, not because of the playground, but because of the cherry blossom valley, the ginkgo forest, the big lawn...
Entering through the south gate and walking through the playground, it is easy to find cherry blossom valley. It's just that there is no sign "Cherry Blossom Valley" at the entrance, and if it is not in bloom, it is likely to be missed.
It was also the Qingming holiday, and it was nine o'clock in the morning, and it arrived early. However, it is clear that the cherry blossoms have not yet bloomed.
Flowers not only have big years and small years, but even the days of flowering will vary. Therefore, if you want to see the most beautiful flowers and take the most satisfactory photos, it is not enough to come once.
An iconic trail in Cherry Blossom Valley.
It's empty in the morning, the light is soft, and it's the perfect time to take a picture.
The large stones with different heights have become the most powerful assistants for photo enthusiasts.
After a week, when I came here again, the cherry blossom valley was already a tree full of flowers.
Most of the cherry blossom valley is late cherry blossoms, compared to the early cherry trees up to more than ten meters high, the evening cherry trees are much shorter. The early cherry blossoms are mainly single-petaled and white, while the evening cherry blossoms are mainly heavy petals and pink, which are layered and full of trees, which are more gorgeous than the early cherry blossoms.
Song Lian, a scholar of the Ming Dynasty University, wrote a poem "Cherry Blossoms": Cherry blossom viewing in Japan is flourishing in the Tang Dynasty, such as being peony and begonia. I am afraid that it is difficult for Zhao Chang to paint, and the spring wind will blow incense.
Cherry blossom viewing abroad is most popular in Japan. It is said that the cherry blossoms in Japan not only came from the Tang Dynasty in China, but also the custom of cherry blossom viewing came from the Tang Dynasty.
But why does Japan designate cherry blossoms as the national flower, but China does not?
The Japanese word for "cherry blossom season" refers to the season when cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and it is designated as the "Cherry Blossom Festival" from March 15 to April 15 every year. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, people bring relatives and friends to sing and drink while enjoying the cherry blossoms.
There is also a word in Japanese called "Hanami", which means to enjoy flowers. Whether the cherry blossoms bloom smoothly and whether the buds are more or not means that the year is smooth and rainy. Therefore, in Japanese customs, flower viewing is not only to appreciate the beauty of nature, but also to pray for the blessing of the gods.
Cherry blossoms have the characteristics of flowering and falling at a speed of five centimeters per second, and it is precisely because of this feature that they are more loved by the Japanese and are revered as the national flower. Japanese culture advocates "glory when born, dignity when dying", they believe that life is short, living is as brilliant as cherry blossoms, even if you die, you must die with dignity, die heroically, just like cherry blossoms falling, refreshing, carefree.
However, the Chinese spirit pays attention to strength, struggle, fruit, and the pride of plum blossoms and the atmosphere of peonies, "without a cold bone, how to get plum blossoms fragrant", "only peonies are really national colors, and the flowers move the capital when they bloom." Although the cherry blossom is beautiful, but the viewing time is limited, the fruit is difficult to swallow, plus it blossoms while withering, there is a kind of withering and sadness, so the cherry blossom in the traditional Chinese aesthetic there is not eaten, let alone become China's national flower.
The Japanese nation is very strange, and the withering and sadness in our eyes have become a kind of magnificence and splendor in their eyes. Although there is a gap between Chinese and Japanese aesthetics, it does not prevent us from appreciating the beauty of cherry blossoms together.
Cherry blossoms also have a high rate of appearance in ancient poems: "When the cherry blossoms are sent to the king, an inch of spring heart is broken one by one." After the Acacia is at its most, thousands of plants hang around the forest. ”
"Yesterday's snow is like a flower, today's flowers are like snow." The mountain cherry blossoms are like beauties, and the red face is easy to dissipate. ”
"The people in the labyrinth painting at the bottom of the tree, the gold noodles are drunk and drunk in YuChun." Whip silk car shadow hurriedly go, ten miles of cherry blossoms ten miles of dust. ”
"The east wind is gradually warming up the spring in the city, and it is exclusive to live in seclusion to recuperate. Mo said that the cherry blossoms have been issued, and this year I will not be a flower watcher."
route:
Wangjing Begonia Flower Creek is easy to find, but it is not easy to park. If you are driving, it is recommended to park your car on Huajiadi East Road, and there are parking spaces on both sides of the road. The subway is also very convenient, line 14 Wangjing South Station b1 out of the way.
The begonia flowers on Huajiadi East Road are also very beautiful, but there is a barbed wire fence, passing through Guangshun South Street, and there is no barbed wire on the section of Wangjingdong Road.
Chaoyang Park ticket 5 yuan, children half price, do not need to make a reservation in advance, you can cash, you can scan the code. You can swipe the bus card at the door, but the student card can't be swiped.
Sakura Valley is located in the southeast direction of the park, so take the South Gate and The East 7 Gate closest, note that it is the East 7 Gate, not the East Gate, and not the East 5 Gate East 6 Gate.
The Internet said that there are only two doors open in the east, east 7 doors and east 5 doors, and I don't know if the news is conclusive, the south gate is the main gate, take the south door is not wrong, through the playground, the north of the ticket booth No. 18 is.