Guiyang and Gui'an cherry blossom viewing guide

Gui'an Cherry Blossom Park, located in Gui'an New Area, Southwest China's Guizhou province, spans 24,000 mu (1,600 hectares) and features nearly 700,000 exquisite cherry blossom trees.

Sightseeing routes of Gui'an Cherry Blossom Park. [Photo/WeChat account of Shuangshuang Guiyang]

Sightseeing routes

This year, the park offers four sightseeing bus routes and one exclusive group route covering key scenic areas.

○ Feihua Route (2.5 kilometers)

Stops: Visitor Center → Feihua Road (drop-off) → Tingyu Slope (pick-up) → Yingman Tea Garden→ Visitor Center

Fare: 15 yuan one-way, 30 yuan round trip

○ Zhangyuan Route (11 km)

Stops: Zhangyuan Road → Yingman Tea Garden→ Zhangyuan Road

Fare: 20 yuan one-way, 40 yuan round trip

○ Hongqi Route (9 km)

Stops: Hongqi Bridge → Danfeng Road → Miaopu Road → Fanying Plaza East → Yingman Tea Garden→ Hongqi Bridge

Fare: 20 yuan one-way, 40 yuan round trip

○ Yingguan Route (3 km)

Stops: Yingguan Bridge → Feihua Road → Yingguan Bridge

Fare: 15 yuan one-way, 30 yuan round trip

○ Exclusive Group Route (3 km)

Stops: Visitor Center → Yingman Tea Garden→ Visitor Center

Fare: 15 yuan one-way, 30 yuan round trip

The park's pink sea of cherry blossoms. [Photo/WeChat account of Shuangshuang Guiyang]

Must-visit scenic spots

○ Fanying Plaza

Southwest of the visitor center, this area boasts the largest expanse of early-blooming cherry blossoms in the southwestern park. At peak bloom, the ground transforms into a "pink snow" spectacle, creating an immersive "cherry blossom fall" experience.

○ Viewing Platform

The park's highest point, located north of the visitor center, offers panoramic views of vast cherry blossom fields, Hongfeng Lake, and distant rolling mountains.

○ Manying Garden

Northwest of the visitor center, this area features the park's densest and most expansive cherry blossom cluster.

○ Yingman Tea Garden

Northeast of the visitor center, this 400-mu ecological tea garden is interwoven with cherry, plum, pear, and peach blossoms, creating a vibrant "pink cherry amid greenery" landscape.

○ Hidden Cherry Blossom Trails

Xunying Road: A pathway where visitors can stroll beneath a canopy of falling cherry blossom petals.

Luoying Road: Home to late-blooming cherry trees, where pink petals drift in the breeze.

Yingxue Road: During peak bloom, fallen petals accumulate, rolling out a stunning "cherry blossom fall".