China’s bustling capital of Beijing is a metropolis pulsating with life and vigour to ensure that no visitors who graces the cityscape with their presence is left wanting for entertainment or purpose. For those who can afford the city’s trappings of elegance, a quality Beijing luxury hotel such as the Grand Millennium Beijing is the ideal locale from which to soak up the city’s rich offering of sights. This city hotel Beijing offers its guests a central location to ensure prime access to the city’s best attractions. Whether you’re in town for business or leisure, Yuyuantan Park provides you with the perfect arena to engage in some welcome rest and relaxation amidst the glories of nature. A few key attractions make it a worth site to visit. Since the Jin Dynasty (which rose to prominence during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries), the park has been famous for its beautiful Cherry blossom grove, housing more than 3000 trees that burst into a bright profusion of colour when it sheds its cherry blossoms. Visit the garden of eternal spring, Liuchun Garden, which houses a magnificent array of crab-apple and Forsyth trees, rose and magnolia and other flowering plants which paint vibrant swatches on the park’s landscape at any time of the year, hence the name. Take in the panorama of the entire garden from a pavilion on the southwest corner.
Zhongshen Island, situated on the southwest corner of the park boasts a small hillock outfitted with a unique double-tiered pavilion that offers magnificent views of the entire park complex. Those who fancy a spot of fishing can indulge in the sport at the Yinshui Lake Scenic Area, with a stunning backdrop courtesy of numerous trees of the pine, gingko, poplar and crab-apple varieties. The south gate also offers visitors the chance to traverse through an aged pine tree forest that is more than a century old. The majestic lakes gracing the park’s landscape also funs several water tours to allow you a chance to sit back and watch the idyllic settings of the park drift by. For a fun excursion with the entire family, Yuyuantan Park is the ideal place to plan your next day out.
Angela Fernando is an impassioned travel writer who composes pieces under the pen name Sumaira Narayan. She loves writing about new and exciting places around the world and intends to visit them all someday.