Spring is here! It has been turning warm in Shanghai after the Chinese New Year. The temperature is even going to exceed 20°C this weekend! As the temperature keeps going up, cherry blossoms at Gucun Park are in full bloom for the first time of this year. What a pleasing sight to the eye!

Entering from Gate No. 2 of Gucun Park and turning right along the road, visitors will soon see the blooming cherry blossoms. On sunny breezy days, fully blooming flowers are seeing crowds of visitors come and take a picture with them.

Ms. Ying and her three schoolmates have long arranged to come to enjoy cherry blossoms. Being all smiles, she told reporters that the beautiful cherry blossoms at Gucun Park enjoyed quite a fame in Shanghai and their trip this time was quite rewarding. Capturing the early blooming cherry blossoms on such a sunny day, they had an extremely great time.

Early blooming cherry blossoms are the “early bird” in the family of cherry blossoms. Those that open after them are called middle and late blooming cherry blossoms. Head in charge of greening at Gucun Park told reporters that cherry blossoms came out about ten days earlier than previous years and cerasus kanzakura had gradually come in full bloom.

On both sides of Cherry Blossom Avenue, bright-yellow rape flowers also join the early blooming cherry blossoms to send the signal of spring.

According to the head in charge of greening at Gucun Park, the park now follows normalized measures for the prevention of control of the pandemic, the daily carry capacity is controlled under 75% and visitors need to make an appointment and buy a ticket through the park’s WeChat public account one day in advance.

Longing to have a date with the spring? Why not take Line 15 this weekend to enjoy the blooming cherry blossoms at Gucun Park! Also, you will find a cherry blossom-themed subway station!

Gucun Park

Address: No. 4788, Hutai Road, Baoshan District

Open: 06:00–18:00