Xiequ Garden at the Summer Palace | The apricot blossoms at Jiqingxuan are in full bloom!

| The apricot blossoms at Jiqingxuan are in full bloom!. 🌼 I know everyone wants to know what's blooming at the Summer Palace. 👉 Latest report: The apricot blossoms at Jiqingxuan in Xiequ Garden are now in full bloom! 🌟Many people mistake this huge blossoming tree for a peach tree, but it's actually an apricot tree with fresh white blossoms. 🍀Xiequ Garden | Seeing is believing Xiequ Garden is a famous garden within a garden located at the foot of Longevity Hill in the Summer Palace. Modeled after the Jichang Garden in Wuxi, it features pavilions, terraces, towers, mountains, water, and winding corridors, offering picturesque views at every turn. It boasts excellent feng shui. 🌈Xiequ Garden offers different and interesting scenery throughout the year. You can start by climbing the small slope behind the hill to visit Jiqingxuan, considered by many to be one of the most beautiful pavilions. 🌸The wooden structure of the pavilion has been repainted and re-carved, with clearly visible painted pillars and Dougong brackets, making it extremely beautiful. 🌿In front of Jiqingxuan stands a tall apricot tree, integrated with the surrounding corridors. The ancient architecture and spring blossoms complement each other, creating a romantic scene. The structure, built along the mountain slope, forms a huge, undulating circular corridor with distinct layers. 🐾After leaving Jiqingxuan, you can visit the four waterside pavilions of Xiequ Garden, where the calligraphy is all the work of Empress Dowager Cixi. 🌟Xiequ Garden and the Old Summer Palace were originally similar. On-site investigations and comparisons of their structures reveal that the sentiment and style of Xiequ Garden and Jiqingxuan can only hint at the former glory of the Old Summer Palace. 🌸Xiequ Garden | Plum blossoms in full bloom Entering from the East Palace Gate of the Summer Palace, on the way to the Ziqi Donglai City Gate, many spring flowers are already in bloom. In particular, the pink plum blossoms bloom one after another. Set against the gray tiles and stones of the ancient buildings, they are even more vibrant and captivating. Plum blossom lovers should not miss this spot. 🌼In addition to plum blossoms, winter jasmine flowers are already blooming all over the mountains, growing in clusters. 🩷Today, the Spring Equinox, marks the beginning of the most beautiful spring blooming season at the Summer Palace.