It’s not that I can’t afford to go to Luoyang, but the peonies in Jingshan are more affordable

My favorite is the true national color of peony The Beijing city is in full bloom Peony is known as the "King of Flowers" The peonies in Jingshan Park are comparable to those in the Forbidden City. 569 varieties More than 20,000 varieties Nine color systems Top ten flower types Will continue to bloom 📍Address: Jingshan Park, Beijing 🎫Tickets: 10 Yuan 🚌Transportation: Take Metro Line 8, National Art Museum of China Station, Exit A From the East Gate, you can take the No. 111, No. 124 trams, and No. 58 bus; from the South Gate, you can take the No. 101, No. 103, No. 109, No. 124 trams, No. 68, No. 58 buses, and the No. 1 and No. 2 tourist buses; from the West Gate, you can take the No. 5 and No. 58 buses. 🕙Time: 6:00-21:00 Filmed on April 20, 2024 📆Flowering period forecast: Mid-to-late April: Main road of the front mountain, Peony Garden at the east gate, east side of the back mountain road, north side of the west gate Late April to early May: East and west sides of Shouhuangdian Archway Square (peonies); south side of Zhenshan Pavilion (peonies); west side of Peony Garden (peonies) Mid-May: South side of the west gate and south side of the east gate (peony) 📷Check-in location: 🏷Science Park: 3 stars, where you can take photos of peonies and Wanchun Pavilion in the same frame (p2) 🏷Ximen: 1 star, you can take a close-up photo of the peony, but there is no decent background 🏷On the road to Shangjingshan: 2 stars, scattered, you can use stones as foreground or background (p17, p18) 🏷Guande Hall: 5 stars, red walls, green trees, and fences in the same frame (p3-p7) 🏷East Gate: 3 stars, the red wall of Guande Hall can be used as the background (p8) 🏷The east and west sides of Shouhuang Palace Archway Square: 3 stars, red walls and palace gates can be used as backgrounds, there are many (p15, p16) 🏷South Gate: 4 stars, palace and fence as background, west (p11-p14), east to the bathroom (p9, p10) 🚶‍♂️My route: Enter from the west gate➡️Science Park➡️Shouhuangdian Archway Square➡️Guandedian➡️East Gate➡️South Gate 📌tips: 🔖There are a lot of people on weekends, it is recommended to buy tickets in advance and arrive early to avoid long queues 🔖If you bring a camera, remember to bring a telephoto lens 🔖Enjoy the flowers in a civilized manner, no trampling or picking 🔖Go there at 9 am or after 4 pm, the light is soft and it is easy to take photos 🔖The flowering period can probably last until around May 1st