Hanzhong Rapeseed Flower Sea | A Romantic Golden Spring

| Encounter a romantic golden spring. Every year from March to April, Hanzhong transforms into a golden sea 🌊 Millions of acres of rapeseed flowers bloom at the same time, it's truly stunning!

🌼Recommended viewing spots for the Hanzhong rapeseed flower sea:

1. Mian County: The main venue for the 2025 Rapeseed Flower Festival, with many flower viewing spots.

- Longwan Scenic Area: Mountains and waters complement each other, and the rapeseed flowers contrast beautifully with the green waters. You can take a small train through the sea of flowers.

- Tangjiawan: A picturesque village with red-roofed white houses set against golden rapeseed flowers, breathtakingly beautiful.

- Xuanshuiping Terraces: Swirling terraced flower fields, a paradise for photographers.

2. Yang County:

- Longquan Village Viewing Spot: A vast expanse of flower fields, including rare white rapeseed flowers, where you can capture shots of high-speed trains passing through the sea of flowers🚄

- Crested Ibis Pear Garden Viewing Platform: Overlook the rapeseed flower sea from above, and if you're lucky, you might spot crested ibises.

3. Zhenba County, Liba Town: A hidden flower sea deep in the Bashan Mountains, with numerous mountains and valleys covered in rapeseed flowers, creating a landscape with a strong sense of depth. It's a beautiful place with fewer crowds. This year, it's the main venue for the Zhenba Rapeseed Flower Festival, featuring many landscape installations and flower viewing trails.

⏰Flowering period: Mid-March to the end of April, the best viewing period is late March to early April, which may vary in different areas.

🚗Transportation:

- Self-driving: The scenery along the way from Xi'an is also beautiful, but there may be traffic jams at highway exits on weekends, so it's recommended to depart before 7 am.

- High-speed rail: It takes about 1 hour from Xi'an to Hanzhong, and then you can transfer to various flower viewing spots. Choose a window seat on the high-speed train to enjoy the flower corridors along the way.

🍜Food:

- Rapeseed flower feast: Cold rapeseed sprouts, flower-stuffed rice cakes, and rapeseed oil biscuits are all unique dishes.

- Other specialties: Hot mianpi (wheat-based noodles), bean jelly, guotie (fried dumplings), Zhuge Ancient Town's "Borrowing Arrows with Thatched Boats" grilled fish, and Hanren Old Town's walnut bread with chili sauce.

👗Outfit for photos: White, light yellow, and light blue dresses look great in photos, paired with straw hats, small shoulder bags, scarves, and hand-held flowers.

📸Photography tips:

1. Utilize the soft and atmospheric light of early morning or evening.

2. Shoot from a low angle looking up, with the sky as the background, to highlight the vastness of the flower sea.

3. Walk into the flower sea and use a telephoto lens to blur the background, creating a harmonious blend of people and scenery.

Precautions⚠️:

1. Protect the flowers and plants, and do not trample on the rapeseed flowers.

2. Take sun protection and mosquito repellent measures.

3. There are more tourists on weekends, so try to travel during off-peak times.