CHONGQING (CQNEWS) -- It is the season of wintersweet blossom. Have you been smelling the fragrance of wintersweet, whether on the street or in the park, for some time now? The fragrance is so refreshing that you can’t help but go after it. Recently, the reporter from Chongqing Evening News interviewed several gardening departments, culture and tourism departments and parks in the main urban areas to bring you the “wintersweet map” for 2021 in the main urban areas. Here are the recommendations.

Jiangbei District

The reporter learned from Jiangbei Gardening and Landscaping Management Office that wintersweets are planted in Tieshanping Park, Hong’ensi Park, Beibin Road and under the north end of Jialing River Bridge. Especially in Tieshanping Park and Hong’ensi Park, wintersweets are in full bloom, attracting many people to visit on weekends.

In addition, the reporter also learned from Zhaomu Mountain Forest Park that the wintersweets in the Park's Plum Forest are also in blossom.

Jiulongpo District

The reporter learned from Jiulongpo Gardening and Landscaping Management Office that there are a small number of wintersweets at Caiyun Lake, where you can find the fragrance of wintersweet when you go for a walk along the lakeside walkway.

In addition, some wintersweets are also planted at Huayan Temple.

Shapingba District

The reporter learned from Landscaping Section, Shapingba Urban Management Bureau that wintersweets are planted in Shaping Park, Hongcaofang Community Park and Pingdingshan Shengquan Community Park. Of these, there is a distribution by the swimming pool in Shaping Park and a few on the lawn; on the south slope of Hongcaofang Community Park and a few on the north slope; and in Pingdingshan Shengquan Community Park.

Yubei District

The reporter learned from Yubei Gardening and Landscaping Management Center that wintersweets are planted in Yubei Xincheng Square and other places. In addition, they can also be seen in Bijin Park.

Nan’an District

The reporter learned from Chongqing Nanshan Botanical Garden that the wintersweets in the garden are in good bloom at the moment, with their blossoming branches and strong fragrance. In addition to wintersweet, you can also see red plum and other varieties.

Banan District

The reporter learned from Banan Landscaping and Gardening Construction Management Office that Ba Culture Film Park, Longzhouwan Park and Tongjiang Park are planted with wintersweets. In addition to this, there is also a distribution on Babin Road.

Liangjiang New Area

Right now, in the West Garden, Bayu Garden and Modern Garden section of Chongqing Garden Expo Park, some wintersweets are already covered with yellow flowers. The reporter learned from Park Management Office that more than 3,000 wintersweets are now in full bloom in the Park, providing visitors with a beauty that will last for up to two months.

Beibei District

The reporter learned from Beibei Culture and Tourism Committee that currently, Jingguan Town in Beibei is holding the 18th Wintersweet Cultural and Art Festival, which will last until the 26th of this month. The town has a history of more than 500 years of cultivation of wintersweets, with more than 60 varieties and an area of tens of thousands of mu planted with large flower stems and strong fragrance. (Translated by Wang Huixin, Fathom Language Limited)