The beautiful view of Zushan Mountain. Photo by Zu Di/ The Great Wall Network
The Zushan Scenic Area in Qinhuangdao City boasts unique natural scenery, majestic Yanshan Mountains, and diverse flora and fauna. It is a popular destination that can bring tourists a multi-level tour experience.
The annual Magnolia Flower Festival is spectacular and attracts many tourists.
Magnolia is a rare flower that survived the remote antiquity Guaternary Glacier Period. Hailed as the “living plant fossil”, it can only grow in moist valleys and rock crevices at an altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 meters. The magnolia flowers are in full bloom during late May to mid-June, showing their beauty and fragrance through 3 million years of wind and rain.
The magnolia flowers are in full bloom. Photo by Zu Di/ The Great Wall Network
The climate has an obvious influence on the flowering period due to the high requirements for the growth conditions of magnolia flowers.
The Qinhuangdao Meteorological Bureau has developed a system based on the data of phenological period observation records of Magnolia, to release the information of the best viewing period, the weather trend of the scenic spot, and the best viewing period of the year, so that the tourists can enjoy their blossom.
The Qinhuangdao Meteorological Bureau releases the blooming period of magnolia flowers. Photo provided to the Internet
"We come to appreciate the magnolia flowers every year. And now we can take our time with the weather forecast of the scenic spot and the blooming period!"
"The magnolia flowers are rare and beautiful, and they are fragile, a storm will do harm to their beauty. The weather forecast can help the scenic spot to make countermeasures ahead of time."
Both the tourists and the staff of the scenic spot praised the forecast elaborated by the Qinhuangdao Meteorological Bureau.
"Based on the flowering growth model of magnolia flowers, we predict the peak flowering period as a reference for tourists and scenic spot." said Zhang Youjie, deputy director of the Qinhuangdao Meteorological Bureau, "And we will give weather forecast and predict the flowering period of various flowers in the city, and make a flower viewing schedule for citizens and tourists."
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