Hongmei Park

"The red plum blossoms bear witness, quietly waiting for spring to come" Attracted by the check-in spot of Wenbi Tower and Wensi Bridge Only to find that Hongmei Park is filled with the old Changzhou's lively atmosphere✨ Pagodas, pavilions, small bridges over flowing water, proud plum blossoms in the snow, and trees casting shade The park is divided into three areas with eight scenic spots: including Wenbi Tower, Hongmei Pavilion, Bingmei Stone, Jia Sha Tower, Jiaxian Square, Tianning Pagoda, and Yuncai Bridge, etc. 🍃The park is very quiet, suitable for walking and strolling, gazing at the pagoda Hongmei Park is Changzhou's beautiful backyard garden Built in 1960, named after the Hongmei Pavilion in the park The Wenbi Tower in the park was originally built during the Southern Dynasties, with a history of 1500 years Hongmei Pavilion was originally built during the reign of Emperor Zhaozong of Tang, which is also more than 1100 years ago Carrying the thousand-year cultural context of the Dragon City and the millennium spirit of the ancient city of Changzhou The spring of Changzhou people starts with enjoying plum blossoms From the end of February to March, it is the annual flower viewing season The garden is full of plum blossoms: red, pink, white, yellow, green competing with each other The blossoms are delicate and elegant, and they look really beautiful in photos~ 📷Classic photo spot Wenbi Tower is on the east side of the park One tower, one bridge, one plum tree, each step recalls yearning Walk to Wensi Bridge, red plum and white walls like a painting Take a photo from the corridor towards the bridge, and you can get the same shot as in picture one Walk to the artificial hill on the right, shoot through the cave It forms a framed picture, and if you take pictures in the evening when the lights are on, it will be even more beautiful 📍: Hongmei Park: No. 28 Danqing Road, Tianning District, Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province ⏰: Monday to Sunday 00:00-24:00 🎫: Free Nearby: Tianning Temple is nearby, and you can visit both at the same time 🚌: Hongmei Bus Central Station, East Gate of Hongmei Park Station, Jingcheng Skin Disease Research Institute (Jingfu Garden) ✔️Routes: 7\8\11\17\19 3\53\61\78 20\303\T100\Y2 routes 🚇Subway: Take Changzhou Metro Line 2 to Hongmei Park Station, and exit from Exit 2

'Everyone's photo album hides so many springs.' 🍃Today is March 5th, the day of Jingzhe in the lunar calendar. After being bright and beautiful for two days, Changzhou welcomes continuous spring rain again. Damp and drizzly, yet it bursts with vitality. 🍃Rainy days are the best filter in the south of the Yangtze River, Only after seeing this misty and hazy rain, Can you truly understand the exquisite verses written by poets. Photos 1-8, Jin Yuan, dreaming of the misty waterways of the south of the Yangtze River. Photo 9, Hongmei Park, 'The warm spring river knows the ducks are the first to sense it.' Photo 10, 'Who can craft such delicate leaves, the February spring breeze is like scissors.' Photo 11, The noisy sound of falling rain, the old alley is deserted. Photo 12, the text wall around the corner of Tianning Temple. Photo 13, the large characters beside the river street in the southern market. Photo 14, the transparent umbrella is undoubtedly an essential photography prop on rainy days. 📷Sony: A7M4 🎞️Lens: 24-105mm/f4, 7Artisans 50mm/f1.8 📮Color grading: vsco

Changzhou, a city filled with awe-inspiring treasures, offers a profound cultural heritage intertwined with stunning natural landscapes, sure to leave a lasting impression. The journey begins in the Tianning District at the Hongmei Park on Yanling Middle Road, Changzhou's largest classical garden and former site of the Tianning Temple. After years of weathering and expansion, it has become a favorite spot for locals to relax and enjoy the scenery. When the plum blossoms are in full bloom, the Hongmei Pavilion is nothing short of poetic, and the Wenbi Tower, built during the Qi and Liang periods of the Southern Dynasties and one of Changzhou's oldest structures, stands majestically with its seven stories, offering a panoramic view of the city from its top. Next, visit the Baolin Zen Temple at 98 Hongxi Road in the Tianning District. This royal monastery, founded in 527 AD, may be located on the outskirts of the city, but its unique golden pineapple shape and the ancient and solemn architectural complex are captivating, with each brick and tile bearing the weight of history. Moreover, the Tianning Zen Temple and its Pagoda at 636 Yanling Middle Road in the Tianning District are undoubtedly landmarks of Changzhou. The temple has stood there since the Tang Dynasty's Zhenguan era and is known as the 'Number One Jungle in the Southeast.' The Tianning Pagoda ingeniously integrates the ancient styles of the Tang and Song dynasties, with its 14 stories and alternating design of light and dark layers. The top of the pagoda, with the highest bell and the glittering glazed Buddha statues, is truly breathtaking. For a taste of local culture, take a stroll to Qingguo Alley at 100 Heping North Road in Tianning Street. This area embodies the rich local culture and artistic atmosphere of Changzhou, with old houses and new blocks reflecting each other. It's a perfect place to appreciate historical relics or capture modern artistic elements. Don't forget to spend a quiet afternoon at the drip drop coffee shop, admiring the magnificent panorama of the Tianning Zen Temple from its rooftop. Also, don't miss the Changzhou Yinsi Noodle Shop next to the Tianning Zen Temple, where for just 4.5 yuan, you can savor the delicate texture and rich flavor of the authentic Yinsi noodles. As for the Cultural Square, besides the dazzling modern malls, it's also a great spot for capturing urban landscapes. Although the specifics of the commercial content are not detailed, its presence undoubtedly adds more vitality and color to the journey.

If the most earthly place is the vegetable market, then the park must be the place full of happiness! After breakfast, take a walk in Hongmei Park. The park not only has the beautiful scenery of yellowing autumn leaves, but also grandpas and grandmas playing various musical instruments, babies learning to talk and walk, and young men and women exercising in the morning... I met an old man in the park square who uses water as ink to write. He told me that he comes to practice calligraphy every morning, which can both exercise and cultivate sentiment. When I came, it was not the season when the red plum blossoms. When the red plum blossoms in February and March, I will come again for a date with the red plum! After visiting the park, find a Changzhou restaurant for lunch. We had lunch at Tangqiao Lao Ge, a Changzhou restaurant with many chain stores. This time I didn't go to Tianmu Mountain, but I can't miss the fish head of Tianmu Lake. The braised fish head is tender and sweet. The net oil roll and Changzhou's first dish are also delicious😋, after eating, have a cup of Changzhou old yogurt, it's a perfect meal. I especially like slow travel, with beautiful scenery and food, adding color to life and soothing the soul.

'Everyone's photo album is filled with so many springs.' 'Unintentionally competing for spring, I let all the other flowers be envious. Crumbled into mud and crushed into dust, the fragrance remains as before.' It turns out that Hongmei Park on a rainy day is even more photogenic, The park is packed with people on weekends, so crowded that you can't even squeeze your feet in. But, but, Intermittent spring rain has fallen for two days, With fewer tourists, the plum blossoms are easier to photograph. This is probably the most correct way to appreciate plum blossoms, Even the popular photo spots are deserted. The drizzling rain further highlights the plum blossoms' serene beauty. 📷Photography tips: 🔸Use the water reflection and traditional Chinese architecture 🔸Use a telephoto lens for close-ups and a sense of compressed space 🔸Find a good angle from a low position 🔸White walls, red walls, yellow walls, use a clean background :Hongmei Park 🎫:Free🆓 The most convenient parking is at Wenbi Villa parking lot, just a short walk to Wenbi Tower 📷Sony: A7M4 🎞️Lens: 24-105mm/f4, 7Artisans 50mm/f1.8 📮Color grading: vsco

🌈Historical background: Founded in 1958, officially completed and opened in 1960, named Hongmei Park because of Hongmei Pavilion. There are many important cultural relics and buildings in the park, such as Wenbi Tower (built in the Southern Dynasty) and Hongmei Pavilion (built in the Tang Dynasty). 🚗Highlights: National 4A-level scenic spot, the largest comprehensive park in the city, Changzhou's first garden, Changzhou's largest national key park. Hongmei Park is divided into eight scenes: this is Hongmei Chunxiao, ancient temple bell sound, curved pool wind lotus, green mountain reflection, phoenix bridge flower path, green autumn haze, solitary mountain snow cedar, Wenbi sunset. 🎫Ticket information: Free admission, open 24 hours, get off at Hongmei Park Station on Metro Line 2 ✨Travel suggestions: Close to Tianning Temple and Dongpo Garden, this is also a great place to watch Tianning Tower up close. There are many small attractions in the park, such as Bijia Mountain, Wenbi Tower, Hongmei Pavilion, Bingmei Stone, Jiaxian Square, etc.

Changzhou travel punch-in guide is worth a visit. Having been through poverty and wealth for thirty years, I have never forgotten my state for a single day. It's hard to believe that the great literary giant Su Dongpo visited Changzhou 14 times, and Changzhou occupied a significant and vivid part in his life, Come to Tianning in Changzhou, for a very classic old town Citywalk one-day tour, to unravel the inseparable bond between Su Dongpo and this city. - 📷Changzhou Tianning old town Citywalk one-day tour route: Qingguo Alley➡️Tianning Temple➡️Hongmei Park➡️Dongpo Park➡️Cuiyuan. - ✅Qingguo Alley A Qingguo Alley, half of Changzhou's history. A traditional Jiangnan style street with a thousand years of history, white walls and grey tiles, small bridges over flowing water, the homes of famous people, museums, time-honored brands, as well as pleasure boats, ancient stages, teahouses, etc., exuding a leisurely Jiangnan charm. Interestingly, Qingguo Alley has an ancient charm in its first phase and a modern fashion in its second, with many popular bookstores, coffee shops, and other businesses that are very popular with young people, also becoming a must-visit spot for tourists in Changzhou. ⭐️Tour Tips: Super love the street snacks here, such as soup dumplings, tofu soup, tossed noodles, shrimp cakes, plum blossom cakes, candied taro, sesame cakes, green dumplings, and more. - ✅Tianning Zen Temple A landmark of Changzhou, founded during the Tang Dynasty's Zhenguan period, it is known as one of the four great Zen monasteries in China, alongside Zhenjiang's Jinshan Temple, Yangzhou's Gaomin Temple, and Ningbo's Tiantong Temple. ⭐️Tour Tips: 7:00-16:30, Tianning Zen Temple is free to visit, Tianning Pagoda requires a ticket of 50 yuan. - ✅Hongmei Park Both a city park and a delicate Jiangnan garden, named after the ancient Hongmei Pavilion, it also has historical sites such as the Wenbi Tower. The Hongmei Park in spring is very beautiful, with cherry blossoms, crabapples, camellias, and other flowers, especially the cherry blossoms, which are not inferior to Kyoto, especially the pure white surrounding the Ban Shan Ting pavilion, making it a great spot for photography. ⭐️Tour Tips: Open all day, free to visit. - ✅Dongpo Park A very beautiful Jiangnan garden, with lush woods and unique water and rocks. The Yizhou Pavilion in the park was built by later generations to commemorate Su Dongpo's final years in Changzhou, and Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty inscribed the plaque 'Yulou Fengliu' during his visits to the south of the Yangtze River. ⭐️Tour Tips: Free to visit, 6:00-18:00. - ✅Cuiyuan A public garden in the classical Jiangnan style, adjacent to the Grand Canal, composed of Guiluyuan, Shiyuan, Luoyuan Caotang, Lingxi Caotang, and Jiyuan, collectively known as 'Cuiyuan', meaning to continue the cultural vein of the five historical sites nearby that were once famous during the Ming and Qing dynasties but have since faded into obscurity. ⭐️Tour Tips: Free to visit.