In September, Guangzhou hosted the 2017 Guangzhou International Floral Art Exhibition and the World Flower Council’s (WFC) Annual Summit.
The month of October, dreary in most places, is still alive with flowers in tropical Guangzhou, with cosmos sulphureus, ceiba insignis and bougainvillea all coming into season. So where can you best admire (and of course photograph) these flowers during these (hopefully) cooler autumn days? Here are several fine choices:
Wushan Campus, South China University of Technology
A photo taken on September 30 shows ceiba insignis in bloom on the Wushan Campus, South China University of Technology. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
A photo taken on September 30 shows ceiba insignis in bloom on the Wushan Campus, South China University of Technology. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
How to get there: Take metro Line 3 and get off at Wushan Station (五山), then go out of Exit C.
Dongxiao Nan Interchange
Some bougainvilleas in bloom at the Dongxiao Nan Interchange in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
A photo taken on September 30 shows bougainvillea flowers at the Dongxiao Nan Interchange in Haizhu District, Guangzhou. [Photo/WeChat: nfrbsy]
How to get there: Take metro Line 8 and get off at Xiaogang Station (晓港), then go out of Exit D.
Haizhu Lake Park
A photo taken on September 30 shows cosmos sulphureus in bloom in Haizhu Lake Park, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
A photo taken on September 30 shows cosmos sulphureus in bloom in Haizhu Lake Park, Haizhu District, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
How to get there: Take metro Line 3 and get off at Datang Station (大塘), then go out of Exit B.
Yuntai Garden
A photo taken on September 29 shows beautiful roses in Yuntai Garden, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
A photo taken on September 29 shows beautiful roses in Yuntai Garden, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
How to get there: Take one of the following buses and get off at Yuntai Garden Station (云台花园), Bus No. 24, 63, 240, 245, 285, or 522.
Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall
A photo taken on September 30 shows a variety of blooms in the grounds of the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
A photo taken on September 30 shows a variety of blooms in the grounds of the Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou. [Photo/Nanfang Plus]
How to get there: Take Metro Line 2 and get off at Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall Station (纪念堂), then go out of Exit C.
(Author: Monica Liu; Editors: Simon Haywood, Olivia Yang)
