Source: Hebei News Network
A flower belt of 8.4 kilometers is in blossom along Ninghai Avenue in Funing District, making this road an avenue of flowers. Photo by correspondent Zhao Ziyi
Starting from the downtown of Qinhuangdao City, heading west along Ninghai Avenue, you will see the clean and spacious road in Funing section, street lights, lush trees, and colorful flowers are on the side of the road. It feels like walking in a beautiful painting.
Funing section of Ninghai Avenue is 13.6 kilometers long, and the flower sea along the road is 8.4 kilometers long, which makes the traffic artery an avenue of flowers.
“There are landscape forest belt, seeding nursery, flower sea, and landscape node on the avenue, reflecting the history of Funing District. The trees, shrubs, and flowers make an ecological green corridor with diverse and unified layers, where you can enjoy the beautiful flowers and forests when driving on the road.” said Wu Shuai, head of the Garden Maintenance Department of the Urban Management and Law Enforcement of Funing District, adding that colorful flowers of different varieties cover an area of 700,000 mu, it is gorgeous.
The flower sea is on the north side of Ninghai Avenue, starting from Yuxi Highway in the west, and ending at Funan Interchange in the east. Shrubs are planted among flowers, and poplars, willows, and elms are planted at the edge of the flowers as background trees. There are wooden trestles of 2,400 square meters, platforms of 1,600 square meters over water, 10 pavilions, and 3 wetland parks, which make a pastoral scene with the wild flowers, people can get close to nature and enjoy the rustic charm.
“The area of flowers along the Avenue is very large, the flowers of different varieties have a long flowering period. Flowers such as sage bloom from April to the end of September, and some plants keep green all year round. This is a good place for citizens to appreciate flowers, play with water, and get relaxed.” said Wu Shuai, adding that with the arrival of the blooming season, the number of visitors is also increasing, including tourists from other cities.
In addition to this flower sea along Ninghai Avenue, there is another flower sea of 4,200 square meters at the intersection of Yanghe Street and Fuchanghuang Highway in Funing District. “Look at these colorful flowers! Really beautiful, aren’t they!” Wu Shuai, a garden maintenance worker, can’t help exclaiming, even though he sees the green trees and beautiful flowers everyday.
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