Kapok is red like a torch Photo courtesy of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou
Guangzhou, March 3 (Zhongxin Net) -- In March, red cotton bloomed, and the red flowers were like torches, and they were known as "heroic flowers." The reporter learned from the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou on the 16th that there are currently 16 kapok plants in the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Park, of which the "Kapok King" is more than 29 years old. According to experts' predictions, this year's "Kapok King" blooms about 350,8 flowers.
This "King Ceiba tree" is more than 27 meters tall, with an average crown width of 33.75 meters and a chest circumference of 6.15 meters. In response to the partial crown situation of the "Kapok King", engineers built support columns on the north and south sides.
Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall also protects the Kapok King's "standing brand", "brightens" its ancient tree identity, and realizes the management of "one tree, one yard and one file". Under the kapok, a boulder is particularly conspicuous, with the words "Guangzhou Good" written on it, Zhu Guangwei, the former mayor of Guangzhou: "Guangzhou is good, humane kapok xiong." Fallen leaves bloom and fly fire phoenixes, towering sun dancing dragons. March is a spring breeze. ”
Kapok blooming at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou Photo courtesy of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Guangzhou
The area around the "Kapok King" is the area with the densest coverage of the canopy of kapok trees in the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall Park. At present, kapok is in full bloom, showing the scene of "several trees half a day red". It is very close to the main building of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, and the landscape such as blue tiles, yellow walls, floating eaves, and hanging branches blend, attracting a large number of photography enthusiasts.
It is reported that "Hear the Flowers Blossom Red Cotton Ode - The Second Kapok Culture Festival of Guangzhou Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall" was recently launched and will last until March 3, and it is planned to hold the "Red Cotton Think Tank" expert salon, "Red Cotton Blooming, Children's Painting Hero Flowers" painting display, "Memorial Hall Night" public welfare performance and other "red cotton" themed cultural activities.
"Kapok King" at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou Photo courtesy of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Guangzhou
According to the data provided by the Guangzhou Forestry and Garden Bureau, in recent years, Guangzhou has continued to increase the amount of kapok planting, improve the landscape effect, and gradually build a kapok landscape belt, there have been more than 30 large-scale flowering kapok tree groups, and the number of kapok planted in the city is nearly 4,8.
Guangzhou Kapok flower viewing spots mainly include Yuexiu Park, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Cemetery West Road, Jiangnan Avenue, etc., and there are also kapok along Jiangxi Road, Zhongshan 4th Road, Linjiang Avenue and other roads. In addition, there are many famous attractions where you can see kapok, such as Haizhu Square, Dongshan Lake Park, Liwan Lake Park, and the former site of Whampoa Military Academy. (End)