The three iconic towers of the Magic City and cherry blossoms～

🚇 A fragrant breeze swirls out from the exit of Shanghai Metro Line 2～In March, people always slow their pace on this flight of stairs. The March sunlight filtering through the glass canopy casts cherry blossom shadows onto the reflective floor tiles, as if stepping on a ground scattered with rose quartz.

🌸 The cherry blossoms at Exit C are an unexpected poem of Lujiazui. As the escalator climbs upward, the branches hang overhead, swaying gently, like someone has spilled a bottle of cherry blossom-flavored soda, with foam-like petals fluttering down onto the shoulders of commuters in suits. Girls in chiffon dresses reach out to catch them, sharing the same metallic sheen as the tip of the Oriental Pearl Tower.

The three iconic towers of Lujiazui grow amidst the blossoms. The edges of the Shanghai World Financial Center are softly blurred by petals, the glass curtain wall of the Jin Mao Tower reflects clusters of pink clouds, and the newly sprouted cherry branches perfectly frame the spiraling curve of the Shanghai Tower. A boy in a suit leans on the railing holding a coffee, letting petals drift into his cup—at this moment, the mocha latte art and the skyline both glow with a creamy puff-like softness.

A gust of wind sweeps through the corridor, shaking the branches and petals. All phone cameras tilt up at the same angle. A cleaning lady sets her broom in the corner, pulls out a DSLR from her patterned bag, and points the lens at a falling petal—inside it hides an entire spring at the stock exchange, where every second gentle candlesticks flutter in red.

Post by AdventureAcrossBorders | Apr 11, 2025