2021-02-14 In the morning, Shanghai Gucun Park

The COVID-19 epidemic has completely changed our lives. Overseas travel during the Spring Festival holiday that had been in a row for more than ten years has come to an abrupt end this year. However, due to sporadic cases in the country, the government has called for the celebration of the New Year on site. The Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox has opened for us for many years. For the first time in the past, the Chinese New Year model of "not leaving Shanghai". For the first time in more than ten years, a family of three had New Year's Eve dinner and watched the Spring Festival Gala at home. Then, on the first and second days of the New Year, they visited relatives and friends, and went shopping to watch movies. After a few days, they obviously felt that this year was a little depressing and boring in the palm-sized reinforced concrete forest of Shanghai.

I had nothing to do on the third day of the Lunar New Year. I looked out of the window and saw the sunshine shining brightly, but I felt empty in my heart. I decided to take advantage of the good weather to go out to the wild to bask in the sun and breathe in fresh air. There was a driverless subway line 15 that opened near the end of the year near my home. The terminal station is Gucun Park. When talking about Gucun Park, all the people of Shanghai know that this is a sacred place to admire cherry blossoms. When the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, it is crowded here. In fact, in addition to cherry blossoms, I heard that many plum blossoms are also planted in Gucun Park. Plum blossoms are not only one of the three friends in cold years, but also a beautiful messenger of spring. Now is the plum season, so I decided to go to Gucun Park. Exit at Exit 5 of Gucun Park Station at the end of Metro Line 15. Follow Jingpohu Road for about 500 meters and you will find Gate 2 of Gucun Park. Gucun Park has a planned total land area of about 430 hectares. It is a large-scale urban countryside forest park integrating ecological protection, landscape viewing, leisure and fitness, culture and entertainment, tourism and vacation and other functions.

Today's weather is good, with blue skies, white clouds and clear skies. Not many people come to the park in the morning, which makes people feel comfortable. We walked in and out from Gate 2 and turned left, breathing the fresh air and chatting happily. After walking through cultural and entertainment facilities such as Dinosaur Castle and Children's Park, we came to a field of Merlin. The plum blossoms here are already full of trees blooming and competing to bloom. As we slowly approached, a faint fragrance of plum blossoms comes in front of our nostrils, refreshing the heart. Looking up close, red plum blossoms stand proudly on the branches, with a faint fragrance floating. Pink petals are matched with goose yellow stamens, looking forward to the arrival of spring. Against the warm sun, they are either high-spirited, or quiet, or deep, or delicate, the plum blossoms show their charming charm, attracting many tourists to stop and take photos.

We continued to walk in the park and looked around the entire park. The flowers were delicate and beautiful, like a moving and wonderful picture. Because the beginning of spring has passed, a small number of early cherry blossoms in Gucun Park are already in bud, and some have quietly bloomed. Flowers, as spring slowly arrives, the temperature gradually rises. Soon, Gucun Park will once again welcome cherry blossoms flying in the park, giving tourists a dreamy vision. In fact, in addition to the beautiful flowers and beautiful scenery, Gucun Park also has the "small jade" characteristics of Jiangnan gardens. Rivers meandering through the park, and bridges with their own characteristics are erected on the river. Pavilions and pavilions are scattered along the streams and slopes of the park. On the rocks, various aquatic plants such as calamus, fine-leaf awns, and Yu Mei are planted, ornamental grasses and grass flowers are planted. "Wild Fun" is another feature created by Gucun Park. Gucun Park retains some of the rivers in the village, and the natural slopes have been slightly carved and improved to show the style of a wetland. Walking on the path by the river, a grass-smelling breeze blows towards you. Looking towards both sides of the river, although it is still winter, the rich plants on the bank attract many birds, including sparrows, blackbirds, white-headed bulls, etc., jumping up and down among the trees. The historical and cultural atmosphere of Gucun Park is also quite strong. There are more than ten bridges, large and small, and many century-old ancient bridges. Stroll leisurely on these century-old ancient bridges in Gucun Park and touch the time-mottled hooks on the bridges., the bridges of stories that span the green water, make you feel that history is at your feet.

Gucun Park, which is full of wild fun, is still a park with the theme of cherry blossoms. Although plum blossoms are beautiful, the number is limited. After wandering around the park for more than two hours, we decided to evacuate here. The next stop we decided to go to Jingnan Xianggu Garden Enjoy the plum blossoms in the Jiangnan classical gardens and continue our New Year plum viewing tour.

2021-02-14 In the afternoon, Shanghai Nanxiang Ancient Garden

After coming out of Gucun Park, I still took Metro Line 15 home. I changed my travel tools and drove directly to Nanxiang Guyi Garden. Because it was already past lunch time, I went directly to Nanxiang Old Street next to Guyi Garden to eat Nanxiang Xiaolongbao. This year's New Year's Eve advocates that everyone stay in Shanghai for the New Year. The effect is that the narrow old streets and alleys are crowded with people. Standing on the bridge of the old street, the crowd is surrounded by people, and the crowd involuntarily moves forward. Looking at this scene, I don't want to go to the old street to join in the fun. I also know that I don't want to go to several famous shops in Nanxiang that make Xiaolongbao today. I found a random small shop on the roadside that still has seats to fill my stomach. It is true that you still have to find a well-known old store to eat Xiaolongbao. The Xiaolongbao in this store can only say hello.

After eating Xiaolongbao, I went to the northwest gate of Guyu Garden on Guyu Garden Road opposite the store and entered the garden. I have been to Nanxiang Guyu Garden many times. This is a Jiangnan classical garden where peonies are seen in spring, lotus in summer, colorful leaves in autumn, and plum blossoms are explored in winter. There are scenery all year round. Today, we are here to get straight to the point just to explore plum blossoms. The days of the year are poetry collections, and the first month is the colorful cover. Walking into the ancient garden, you will find a strong New Year flavor in the garden. In the corridor, rows of lanterns hang high, and every building is warm and quiet against the lanterns.

"Every year, the plum blossoms bear the fragrance of flowers, and the river banks hang down and are about to bloom." The most worthy flower thing after the beginning of spring is the blooming of plum blossoms. At this time in the ancient garden, plum blossoms are about to bloom horizontally, and plum blossoms of all colors are lined up. The plump flower buds are like smiling smiles. Some can't help but have already sprouted their stamens, releasing the fragrance that has been cultivated for a long time; Some are still bulging with red cheeks, which makes people can't help but wonder whether it will bloom tomorrow or the day after tomorrow; some still can't see the dots of color and are as tender as water drops. As the first of the top ten famous flowers in my country, plum blossoms, with their noble, strong and humble character, give people the spiritual inspiration of not being afraid of adversity and working hard. They are one of the most vigorous representative plants in the Chinese nation. The plum blossoms with both virtue and art have been favored by literati since ancient times. However, the rich varieties of plum blossoms in the quaint ancient garden are densely covered with flowers, which are enchanting on the strong branches, setting off the eaves, arched, and simple and elegant pavilions.

There are many varieties of plum blossoms in the ancient garden. Throughout the winter, early and late plum blossoms bloom constantly. Green calyx, palace powder, and jade butterflies have their own styles. The best places are located in the Bonsai Garden. Behind the bamboo houses in the new park and inside and outside the Dark Fragrance Garden, in and outside the Plum Blossom Hall, we walked between the pavilions and corridors, one scene step by step, smelling the fragrance and looking for plum blossoms, and saw different plum scenes. There are also Plum Blossom Hall, Plum Blossom Road, Plum Blossom Window and Plum Blossom Stele Corridor to touch the artistic conception and enhance the charm. At this season, the clear and elegant winter scenery in the ancient garden complements the characteristics of plum blossoms and attaches the elegance of appreciating plum blossoms, allowing us to enjoy unique beautiful scenery. The "three friends of the cold year" can be seen everywhere in the ancient garden. When paired together, they have complete colors and artistic conception. The pine and bamboo are evergreen, the plum blossoms bloom five blessings, not afraid of severe cold, and have high integrity. The plum trees planted on the water side by the window are sparse and leaking, with a faint fragrance floating. They are the best match with the white walls and elegant revetment. The clear reflection in the quiet winding water is also a good scenery.

This year, the government advocates celebrating the New Year in situ. Locals do not leave the province and outsiders do not return home. The 2021 Shanghai Spring Festival holiday is very popular. There are also many tourists in this small Guqin Garden, especially inside and outside the most beautiful Dark Fragrance Garden in Meijing. It can really be described as crowded and bustling. No matter how beautiful a place is, it will be a bit of a nuisance. This is the biggest problem for domestic tourism. After taking a few photos here, we still hurried away and came to the Yinrentang Tea Room in the park. Make a pot of tea, look at the endless stream of tourists, smell the faint plum fragrance, and leisurely enjoy the bright New Year sunshine. At this moment, I feel that this year's New Year model is also good.

2021-02-15, Shanghai Botanical Garden

Continue to enjoy the beautiful holiday life, but don't stay in bed. Get up early and see the overcast clouds outside the window. The weather is bad today, but it still cannot stop the expectation of spring light. Today, I decided to go to the Shanghai Botanical Garden, which features various flowers. admire flowers. Driving from home and walking through Central is smooth. It takes more than 20 minutes to Longwu Road. Entering from Gate 2 of the Botanical Garden, there are two types of tickets for the Botanical Garden. The big ticket is ten yuan, and the 40 yuan joint ticket includes two indoor greenhouse gardens, orchid room and bonsai gardens in the Botanical Garden. I bought a 40-yuan coupon to enter the park. Although the weather was bad, there were many tourists. The spring is full of spring and the spring is drunk. The Shanghai Botanical Garden has always been a place for Shanghai people to appreciate all kinds of exotic flowers and grasses. Although there is now a larger Chenshan Botanical Garden with more plants, because the Shanghai Botanical Garden is located in the city, the transportation is convenient, and there are many precious plants in the Botanical Garden, which are suitable for visiting in different seasons.

Because it is a professional park with many types of plants, the Botanical Garden has a unique exhibition mode during the New Year holiday, presenting tourists with the widest variety of New Year flowers and jointly creating a strong Spring Festival atmosphere. This year is the Year of the Ox, and many plants with "cow" elements are also incorporated into the exhibition to highlight the characteristics of the "Ox" Year. These are displayed in the indoor greenhouse exhibition hall. Because the two greenhouse exhibition halls are close to Gate 2, I went directly into the greenhouse after entering the garden and advanced to the No. 2 greenhouse. As soon as I entered the greenhouse, first a warm current surged into me, and then there were flowers everywhere. There were many plants and flowers in the two greenhouses. After reading the signs, I paid special attention to some "cow" plants, including horn-horned spacer orchids with leaves like horns, and horn-tongued dendrobium orchids with leaves like ox tongues; Ardisia with the word "cow" in their names, petunias (also known as "bidongjia"), snail orchids, snail begonia; beautiful and delicious oregano and avocado; Darwin orchid (also known as "Long-Distance Comet Orchid"), Indian Devil Pepper, Daryana Nepenthes, etc., which does not have the word "cow" in its name, but is very famous. In addition, there are also kumquat trees that symbolize "good luck", lilies that "live together in a hundred years", longevity flowers that "live in the south", and cymbidium that "are" cymbidium ", etc. Many popular New Year flowers gathered together. In terms of the exhibition format, it is also a strong New Year flavor. Chinese red has become the main color of this exhibition-from the red oil-paper umbrella above the head, to the red silver willow, to the lush alpine rhododendrons and the delicate anthurium... Everywhere it reveals a strong New Year flavor. In short, the exhibition greenhouse prepared a visual feast for me, which was a feast for the eyes and a round-trip trip!

I was taught not to make flowers in greenhouses, but in the face of reality, most of the flowers we see in greenhouses are delicate and bright, making people love. Therefore, people don't make flowers in greenhouses, but when looking at flowers in greenhouses, flowers in greenhouses are worth seeing.

Walking out of the indoor exhibition hall that is as warm as spring, the temperature difference is a bit large, which makes people feel like they have returned to reality. However, around the Greenhouse Exhibition Hall, you can enjoy the scenery of blooming plum blossoms, early cherry blossoms and white magnolias waiting to bloom. Seeing this scene, I suddenly feel that spring has come to us.

Welcome the spring, the Shanghai Botanical Garden is filled with the atmosphere of the New Year. Come to the Orchid Room of the Botanical Garden, which requires a joint ticket to enter. This is a large-scale orchids viewing and cultivating place with the style of Chinese classical gardens. It is antique and the corridor is full of root carvings, bright oily, green embraces, courtyard characteristics, and the corridor runs through the garden. Chinese orchids have the style of a gentleman, noble, elegant and refined. Therefore, the environmental landscape layout of the entire orchid room also revolves around the theme of orchids, which is different from the conventional garden landscape layout. First of all, orchids are a traditional and famous flower of China and represent the Chinese nation. The long history and culture, and the architectural pattern of the orchid room is also a classical architectural style. Chairman Zhu De, the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries, specially inscribed the name of the orchid room during his lifetime. The orchid room currently also collects a large number of famous orchids donated by the famous patriotic general Zhang Xueliang and Japanese friendly figures, totaling more than 300 varieties. They are respectively potted display area, natural display area, and courtyard-style display area. The integrated display of nature and garden style creates a primitive ecological environment for orchids. Unfortunately, this season is not yet in full bloom, so I can only stroll around the Jiangnan Deep House Courtyard to see the courtyard landscape.

Not far from the orchid room, you can not miss the bonsai garden that requires a joint ticket. The bonsai garden of the Botanical Garden is divided into a stump bonsai area and a mountain rock bonsai area. There is a winding mixed-structure veranda in the stump bonsai area, with a total area of 563 square meters. The verandah divides the entire area into multiple small courtyards, with more than a thousand pots of various tree stumps and bonsai displayed in the courtyards. The verandah is open on both sides, with fences under it, and each courtyard has two opposite doors for entry and exit. When it is rainy or the scorching sun is high, tourists can view the bonsai in the courtyards on both sides of the corridor. The pine and cypress bonsais in Jinsong Garden in the district include five-needle pine, podocarpa pine, black pine, true cypress, cypress, money pine, dwarf yew and other tree species. The pine and cypress are simple and elegant. The flower and fruit bonsai in Huaguoyuan include plum, elm, wisteria, crabapple, pomegranate, red maple, pyracantha, elaeagnus, wintersweet and other tree species. The small and micro bonsai exhibition turned out to be in an imitation of the Ming and Qing Dynasties building named Sijingxuan. The pavilion is of mixed structure with an area of 322 square meters. What is displayed in the pavilion are all kinds of small tree stumps planted in small pots several inches in diameter. When viewed from a distance, they are like objects in the palm of the hand, but when viewed up close, they have the appearance of wild trees. In 1995, small and miniature bonsai were moved into the exhibition greenhouse. The greenhouse is octagonal in shape, with a mixed structure, with an area of 443 square meters. The Shuishi Bonsai Hall in Shanshi Bonsai Area is a imitation of Ming and Qing Dynasties buildings with a mixed structure and an area of 449 square meters. At the entrance, there is a 7-meter-long Guilin landscape bonsai made of axe cut stones, which is majestic. A total of 28 pots of water stone bonsai made of various stones such as axe splitting stone, stone, stalagmite, stalactite, Taihu stone, pumice stone, sand stone, sea mother stone, reed pipe stone, etc. are displayed in the museum, bringing together all kinds of mountains and rivers. Wonders within your reach. The natural beauty of Chinese bonsai is mainly reflected in the natural form of plants and rocks. As we all know, the spirit of Shanghai bonsai that is unique in martial arts and well-known overseas lies in its exquisite shape, meticulous maintenance, and most importantly, it conforms to the current healthy and positive aesthetics. The sea embraces hundreds of rivers, and tolerance is great. The Shanghai style bonsai is eclectic and the strengths of many families. It has become a great thing. The bonsai garden is also full of the flavor of the New Year. The wintersweet and plum blossoms here are also in full bloom. The bonsai plum plant type is suitable and the sloping flower shrubs are set off against the buildings with pink walls, black tiles, and flying eaves and arch arches. The buildings are the static background, and the flowers are the vivid pictures. The reincarnation of flowers and leaves throughout the year are all paintings. If you like gardening, you will not be disappointed when you come here to see the scenery and enjoy flowers.

In the Shanghai Botanical Garden, the best place to appreciate plum blossoms is Qiangwei Garden (entrance to Gate 3 of Baise Road). However, the sky is getting darker and darker, and the wind is getting stronger and stronger. It feels like rain. After admiring the exotic flowers and orchids in the greenhouse, I decided to leave.

Although the COVID-19 epidemic has hindered us from leaving Shanghai, it cannot stop our yearning for a better life. A different New Year flower viewing tour filled us with joy and felt the warm and strong atmosphere of the Year of the Ox. It seems that this different New Year holiday is also a good New Year model.