Shocking! Heze's Peonies in Spectacular Bloom - Miss It and Wait Another Year

📍Detailed Addresses: • Caozhou Peony Garden: 1000 Renmin Road, Heze City, an important must-visit spot for peony viewing in Heze. • Baihua Garden: Baihua Garden Community at the intersection of Changcheng Road and Taiyuan Road, Peony Sub-district Office, Peony District, Heze City, where peonies bloom freely throughout the garden. • Gujin Garden: Guyuan Community, Peony Sub-district Office, Peony District (northwest of the intersection of Taiyuan Road and University Road), featuring a compact flowering schedule that presents a unique peony viewing rhythm. • Chinese Peony Garden: National Highway 327, Peony Street Sub-district Office, Peony District, a peony-themed park integrating peony variety protection, breeding, viewing, scientific research, and tourism. 🚗Transportation Guide: • City Buses: • Caozhou Peony Garden: Take bus routes 101, 3, 37, 50, etc. • Baihua Garden: Take bus routes 3, 8, 16, 37, 50, 101, etc. • Chinese Peony Garden: Take bus route 66. • Flower Viewing Special Line: Heze has opened special flower viewing bus routes for tourists to visit various peony gardens. For example, the special line from the train station passes through multiple peony gardens, with a fare of 2 yuan. • Intercity Buses: Visitors from surrounding counties can first take intercity buses to Heze City, then transfer to city buses to reach various peony gardens. 🕙Opening Hours: • Caozhou Peony Garden: Early bloom period expected from April 4 to April 9; peak bloom period from April 10 to April 19; late bloom period from April 20 to April 26. • Baihua Garden: Early bloom period from March 28 to April 5; peak bloom period from April 6 to April 15; late bloom period extending to May 1. • Chinese Peony Garden: Early bloom period from April 8 to April 13; peak bloom period from April 14 to April 19; late bloom period from April 20 to April 25. 💰Ticket Prices: • Caozhou Peony Garden: Regular adult ticket price is 30 yuan/person (original price 60 yuan/person, adjusted from April 19, 2025). Minors above 140cm in height, full-time undergraduate and below students can enjoy half-price tickets at 15 yuan/person. • Chinese Peony Garden: Adult tickets are 19.9 yuan, child tickets are 9.9 yuan, and children under 1.2 meters (inclusive) are free. 🌟Highlights: • Diverse Peony Varieties: Heze boasts peonies in 9 color series, 10 flower shapes, and 1,308 varieties. The viewing gardens are scattered throughout the area, featuring large blooms, beautiful shapes, brilliant colors, and rich fragrances, renowned worldwide. • Complete Peony Industry: Through the implementation of the "Peony+" project, Heze has continuously extended the industry chain, developing over 260 products including peony seed oil, peony tea, peony daily chemical products, and peony biomedical products, which are exported to more than 30 countries and regions. • Rich Peony Culture: Heze has a long history of peony culture, featuring peony paper-cutting, peony ceramic carving, peony silk, peony Hanfu, and other creative cultural products. Additionally, Heze has produced films, operas, and other works themed around peonies. 📌Small Tips: • Best Viewing Period: The best time to view Heze's peonies is generally from mid to late April, when the peonies are in full bloom and the scenery is most enchanting. • Clothing Suggestions: Spring weather can be changeable, so visitors are advised to wear light, comfortable clothing and carry rain gear. • Respectful Viewing: When viewing peonies, please follow the scenic area regulations, observe flowers respectfully, and do not pick or damage the flowers. • Transportation Options: It is recommended to use public transportation such as buses and special flower viewing routes to visit various peony gardens, which is convenient and environmentally friendly. • Ticket Discounts: Some parks offer ticket discount policies for students, children, and other groups. Visitors can check scenic area announcements or online ticket platforms in advance for discount information.