With the arrival of spring, all kinds of wonderful flowers are in bloom in Tongliang District in Southwestern China's Chongqing. Visitors flock to the lush gardens or attractions and take in the wafting fragrances. So, dust yourself off and get out and meet these little messengers of spring!

Here is a recommended list of places where tourists can best take in flowers in the Tongliang District.

Longhu Village, Weilong Town

Around Qiaoting Lake at Longhu Village, Weilong Town grows more than 80,000 juicy peach trees, forming an about-0.67-square-kilometer peach forest. Some trees are budding and some blooming, creating a strong feeling of spring. Set off by the emerald lake, it really provides the best sight for shutterbugs.

Entrancing peach flowers are now in full blossom in Longhu Village, Weilong Town, Tongliang District in southwestern China's Chongqing. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Featuring natural beauty brought by "mountain, water, forest, cloud, and mist," Qiaoting Lake is tranquil, magnificent, and elegant with a water area of 0.53 square kilometers. Besides, there is also a 5-kilometer-long road round the lake, making the place incredibly accessible.

Better yet, the road is lined by beautiful cherry and peach flowers and lush bamboos, creating a picturesque sight. Surrounded by pretty scenery, the emerald lake is a perfect choice for going on an outing in the early spring.

The tranquil moment of Qiaoting Lake Longhu Village, Weilong Town, Tongliang District. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Moreover, there is also well-developed infrastructure, including the road around the lake, the industrial avenue, the Qiaotai Road, as well as such necessary facilities as toilets and parking lots. It is a good choice for a family trip.

Xingfa Village, Shiyu Town

With the arrival of March, the four-square-kilometer plum forest on Huaguo Mountain in Shiyu Town is blooming like a vast flower sea. As the center of the pretty scenery, Shiyu Town's Xingfa Village has become a popular place among tourists who want to enjoy beautiful flowers in Tongliang District's suburbs.

Shiyu Town is currently immersed in a sea of plum blossoms in Tongliang District. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Shiyu Town has established 48 human settlement environment demonstration areas. In 2021, four villages were rated as Tongliang District's "Most Beautiful Villages," four courtyards were honored as Tongliang District's "Most Beautiful Courtyards."

Therefore, Shiyu Town is an excellent getaway for having a relaxing trip and experiencing rural life.

Century-old Pear Orchard, Qinglong Town

As the pretty spring month of March arrives, about-four-square-kilometer pear trees in Qinglong Town bloom. The mountain looks like being covered by snow at a distance, presenting an amazingly poetic sight.

Pear blossoms light up the countryside in Qinglong Town in Tongliang District, turning the town into a picture-perfect white wonderland. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Besides, its flower season can last until the Qingming Festival. You can visit the century-old pear orchard to enjoy beautiful snowy flowers, learn the history of Qinglong Town and "Qinglong pear," buy local specialties and taste rustic food.

Perfect pear flowers are always a delight to visitors to a century-old pear orchard in QinglongTown, Tongliang District. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Shuangyong Village, Xihe Town

As it is getting warm, peach flowers in Xihe Town's Shuangyong Village are coming into blossom, providing a real sight to behold. Of course, the renowned local fruit, Yanzhi crisp peach, is also a must-try.

At Shuangyong Village this time of the year, blooming Yanzhi crisp peach trees can be seen at every house, tinging the mountain with nearly every shade of pink.

Moreover, the 2022 First Flower Appreciating Festival in Xihe Town and Yanzhi Crisp Peach Picking Festival in Shuangyong Village will be held soon.

Wonderful peach flowers are in full bloom in Xihe Town, Tongliang District. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Jianxin Village, Shuangshan Town

Shuangshan Town in Tongliang District is a perfect choice if you like cherry blossoms. At Xianyin Mountain, about-four-square-kilometer cherry trees bloom, gracing the mountain with a picturesque sea of flowers. In a breeze, the faint fragrance of the flowers wafts across the mountain, and snowy petals dance in the air with elegance. Imagine how romantic it is!

Many tourists are attracted here. Some take a stroll in the cherry forest to enjoy beautiful flowers, and some go to the pavilion or the observation platform to command a fantastic view and have some fresh air.

Girls in "hanfu" enjoy the idyllic cherry blossom views in Shuangshan Town, Tongliang District. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Sanpin Village, Damiao Town

Come the end of spring and the beginning of summer, about-0.67-square-kilometer mulberry trees at Sanpin Village, Damiao Town are ripe, kicking off the summer picking season of Tongliang District and drawing a lot of tourists for the picking and tasting experiences.

Every year, a mulberry picking and sightseeing festival is held here. Every festival is very popular, and this year will welcome the ninth version. By then, tourists can pick mulberries, experience how to pluck mulberry leaves and breed silkworms, enjoy idyllic scenery, and taste Jiujing mudfish. Moreover, tourists can also buy mulberries, silk quilts, mulberry wine, dried mulberries, silkworm breeding experience sets, and other special agricultural products.

Damiao Town's mulberries are particularly inviting - dark red and ready for picking. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Tanhong Village, Anxi Town

At Anxi tea garden, Tanhong Village, Anxi Town, you can pluck fragrant tea leaves in blue-and-white tea clothes with a bamboo basket tied to your waist. Then you can try to make tea with the tea leaves you plucked before the Qingming Festival and enjoy a cup of green tea to welcome the spring.

So, if tea is your thing, the tea garden where you can pluck tea leaves and enjoy a cup of spring tea is a good choice.

Women pick tea at the tea plantation in the Tanhong village of the Anxi Town, in Tongliang District. (Photo provided to iChongqing)

Located in Yuqingshan National Forest Park, Tanhong Village boasts more than 80 percent forest coverage, a tea planting area of more than 4.33 square kilometers, and a Moso bamboo growing area of more than 4 square kilometers.

Based on local natural resources such as tea mountain, flying spider-monkey tree fern forest, and distinctive commercial fruits, Tanhong Village has focused on developing plucking tea leaves, hand-made tea, picking fruits, and other forms of experience-oriented tourism, as well as outdoor camping and different kinds of leisure tourism.

An aerial view reveals a heady explosion of green at Anxi Town in Tongliang District. (Photo provided to iChongqing)