{"id":20438,"date":"2022-04-06T07:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-05T23:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=20438"},"modified":"2022-04-06T19:17:38","modified_gmt":"2022-04-06T11:17:38","slug":"chinese-flowering-crab-blooming-at-yuan-dynasty-wall-relics-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/chinese-flowering-crab-blooming-at-yuan-dynasty-wall-relics-park","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Flowering Crabapples at Yuan Dynasty Wall Relics Park"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Chinese flowering crabs or crab apples, as their name suggests, are the unique specie of crabapple trees growing in China. The crab-flowers are borne in corymbs with five petals which are white, pink or red and stamens that produce copious pollen. Chinese flowering crabapple trees blossom in spring and fruit in autumn.<br \/><br \/>The crab-flowers in China are associated with joy, beauty, and mildness. They frequently symbolizes drifters\u2019 nostalgia and the emotion of separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They also represent bitter love. In ancient times, they were billed as \u201cheartbroken\u201d flowers, which were often used to express the sorrow emotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese flowering crabapple blossoms are regarded as the elegant flowers loved by people with both refined and popular tastes. In Chinese royal gardens, Chinese crabapple flowers are often accompanied by Yulan Magnolia, peony and Osmanthus, conveying an artistic concept of \u201cWealth and Nobility\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese flowering crab trees bloom in the spring \u2013 later March through April. If you are planning your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing tour<\/a> in spring time, it is worthwhile to visit some parks to view the spring flowers in Beijing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best place to see Chinese flowering crabapple blossoms in Beijing is <strong>Yuan Dynasty City Wall Relics Park<\/strong>, built on the original city wall relics in Yuan Dynasty ( 1271-1368 ), about 9 kilometers long crossing Haidian and Chaoyang districts from west to east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original city walls were commissioned in 1267 and completed in 1276 and the construction lasted 9 years. Today not much has been left on the original wall site on which the present long and narrow park is built. This slender strip of parkland is free to the public, a multi-functional park providing emergency shelter, leisure and relics protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In April every year \u201cChinese Flowering Crabapples Festival\u201d will be held in Yuan Dynasty Wall Relics Park,&nbsp; one of the three biggest \u201cFlower Events \u201d in Beijing and the other two are \u201cPeach Flower Festival\u201d in Beijing Botanical Garden and \u201cCherry Flower Festival\u201d in Yuyuantan Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How to get there:<\/strong><br \/>Subway 1 or 10 and get off at Jiandemen\uff08exit at Exit D) or Subway 10 and get off at Beitucheng ( exit at Exit C2).<br \/>Public Bus: 941, 21, 734 and get off at Jiandemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Add on<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/a-list-of-spring-flowers-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A List of Spring Flowers in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/spring_flowers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Spring Flower Tour<br \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/spring_flowers\/chinese_flowering_crabapple.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guided Chinese Flowering Crabapple Viewing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-20448\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"405\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-Blooming-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming\" class=\"wp-image-20448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-Blooming-2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-Blooming-2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-20447\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming 2\" class=\"wp-image-20447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-1.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming 2<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-20449\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-2.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming\" class=\"wp-image-20449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-2.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-2-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming 3<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-20450\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-3.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming\" class=\"wp-image-20450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-3.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-3-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming 4<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-20451\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"540\" height=\"416\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-4.jpg\" alt=\"Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming\" class=\"wp-image-20451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-4.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Chinese-Flowering-Crab-4-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><figcaption>Chinese Flowering Crab Blooming 5<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,&nbsp; here are some options for Beijing guided tours:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_day_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Day Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_package_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Tour Packages<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_winter_tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Winter Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/beijing_autumn_tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Autumn Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/great_wall\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Great Wall Tour<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/car_rental\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Car Rental in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Tours<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china_city_tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China City Tours<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/china-tours\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further Readings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/when-to-visit-beijing-best-time-to-visit-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Best Time to Visit Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-plan-a-trip-to-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to plan a trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/top_10_must_see_attractions_in_beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Attractions in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/forbidden-city-travel-tips-the-palace-museum-travel-tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Forbidden City<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-the-temple-of-heaven\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Temple of Heaven<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-summer-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Summer Palace<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-ming-tombs-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Ming Tombs<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/china-travel\/great-wall-of-china\/tips-for-visiting-the-great-wall-of-china-around-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit the Great Wall of China<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/tips-for-visiting-tiananmen-square\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Tiananmen Square<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/the-top-10-hutongs-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Hutongs<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/how-to-visit-birds-nest-and-water-cube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Visit Olympic Sites<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-markets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Markets in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/top-10-beijing-shopping-malls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Beijing Shopping<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-attractions-tips\/wangfujing-street-a-famous-pedestrian-street-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wangfujing Walking Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/beijing-attractions-tips\/qianmen-street-a-famous-pedestrian-street-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Qianmen Commercial Street<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/beijing-travel\/night-view-of-gui-jie-in-beijing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gui Jie ( Ghost Street) Food Street<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Any questions, just drop a line.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese flowering crabs or crab apples, as their name suggests, are the unique specie of crabapple trees growing in China. The crab-flowers are borne in corymbs with five petals which are white, pink or red and stamens that produce copious pollen. Chinese flowering crabapple trees blossom in spring and fruit in autumn. The crab-flowers in&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33,19],"tags":[3387,3385,3386],"class_list":["post-20438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-beijing-attractions-tips","category-beijing-travel","tag-chinese-crabapple-trees","tag-chinese-flowering-crab","tag-chinese-flowering-crabapples"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20438"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20438"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31337,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20438\/revisions\/31337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}