"Before leaving Guangzhou, you must visit the South China Botanical Garden." In spring, many travel platforms are ablaze with guides for flower appreciation. At various flower-appreciation spots such as the South China Botanical Garden, Yuntai Garden, and Guangzhou International Bio Island, many young people dressed in traditional Hanfu attire. Their garments fluttered in the breeze, creating picturesque scenes alongside the blossoms. This is the hot trend of "wearing Hanfu for flower appreciation" this year.
The trend is rooted in the "neo-Chinese style," injecting fresh excitement into the blossom season in Wuhan. Data from Meituan and Dianping shows that since March, the popularity of new activities such as "wearing Hanfu for flower appreciation" and "subway flower appreciation" has surged, with the number of related posts increasing by more than 350% month-on-month.
In the travel-related posts on Dianping, cities such as Quanzhou, Hangzhou, and Suzhou are popular destinations for "wearing Hanfu for flower appreciation." "The juxtaposition of Quanzhou Kaiyuan Temple and cherry blossoms is imbued with a profound Zen beauty." "The 500-year-old white magnolia at Hangzhou Faxi Temple shrouded in the temple's ethereal mist, seems to transcend time." "The wood hydrangeas at Suzhou Canglang Pavilion bring me back to the Song dynasty."
Apart from the above-mentioned cities, some less well-known places are also favored by travelers. Shen Li, a post-95s traveler from Guangzhou visiting Dongguan, shared, "I used to take Dongguan as an industrial city, and I didn't expect Beach Blossom Valley in Shuilian Mountain Forest Park to be so beautiful."
These places include the rapeseed flower sea in Luoping, Yunnan, the azalea flower sea in Jinyang, Sichuan, and the Zen-style ancient plum blossoms in Huzhou, Zhejiang. Since March, on Dianping, the number of notes on "off-the-beaten-path flower viewing destinations" has increased by over 330% month-on-month, and hashtags such as #Cities Filled with Spring Flowers# have made it to the trending lists.
The person in charge of Dianping stated that in recent years, new travel trends such as "CityWalk" and outdoor hiking have emerged on the platform, and various "new ways to appreciate flowers" are a reflection of this trend. "Dianping will continue to provide young people with relevant activity information and encourage users to share travel notes, meeting the various needs of young people throughout the entire process of pre-trip, during the trip, and post-trip in areas such as interest-based socializing, sports, and entertainment."
Source: Yangcheng Evening News
