China News Service, Shanghai, March 10 (Reporter Li Shuzheng) Shanghai's "longest flowering period" Cherry Blossom Festival is about to kick off.
The 2024 "Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival" will be held at Gucun Park from March 11 to April 15.
Shanghai Baoshan Police deployed in advance to serve as "flower protectors" in view of the characteristics of this year's Cherry Blossom Festival, which has the largest number of flower species, the longest flowering period, and the largest area.
The 2024 "Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival" will be held in Gucun Park from March 11 to April 15. The Baoshan Police made arrangements in advance to be a "flower protector" in view of the characteristics of this year's Cherry Blossom Festival, which has the largest number of flower species, the longest flowering period and the largest area. ".
Photo courtesy of Baoshan Branch of Shanghai Public Security Bureau
It is reported that this year, a new "evening cherry blossom forest" with an area of about 2,000 square meters has been added to Gucun Park, expanding the number of cherry blossom varieties in Gucun Park from 110 to 120 species, and extending the overall flowering period to nearly 60 days. In addition, matching planting More than 60,000 tulips, crocuses and other rare bulb plants introduced from the Netherlands have been purchased, allowing visitors to enjoy a "non-stop flower viewing" experience in the garden.
In order to cope with the longest "Sakura Festival", Liuxing Police Station, together with the park management, opened a new parking area with about 550 parking spaces on Chenguang Road, and the surrounding parking capacity was increased to about 8,000.
According to police estimates, the single-day peak passenger flow after the opening of the Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival in 2024 will be about 20,000, and the first weekend peak day will be from March 16 to 17.
The early blooming cherry blossoms are expected to attract about 60,000 tourists in a single day, and there may be a special peak day of 100,000 tourists during the Tomb Sweeping Festival.
According to police estimates, the single-day peak passenger flow after the opening of the Shanghai Cherry Blossom Festival in 2024 will be about 20,000, and the first weekend peak day will be from March 16 to 17.
Photo courtesy of Baoshan Branch of Shanghai Public Security Bureau
In order to further enhance tourists’ cherry blossom viewing experience and improve the traffic efficiency of cherry blossom landscape trails and internet celebrity check-in points, during this year’s Cherry Blossom Festival, Liuxing Police Station will strictly control the entrance and strengthen patrols. On this basis, tourists are further discouraged from bringing ladders into the park, and uncivilized flower viewing behaviors such as "occupying trees to take photos" are put to an end.
With the opening of Luxiang Road (Poyang Lake Road to Yangnan Road), there is an additional access option to Gucun Park in the northern area of Baoshan.
During the Cherry Blossom Festival, Baoshan Traffic Police will use drone aerial photography systems and video networks to understand the dynamic conditions of roads around the park in real time, adjust police deployment in a timely manner, and improve traffic command and handling capabilities.
In response to possible heavy traffic and passenger flows during the flowering period, peak days, etc., Baoshan Traffic Police has made a traffic diversion plan in advance. When the S20 and Hutai Road vehicle queues exceed a certain range, large trucks over 8 tons will be intermittently diverted. measure.
In addition, Baoshan police will take manual intervention and diversion measures on Jingbo Lake Road (Luxiang Road to Baoju Road). When the motorized lanes and non-motorized lanes on Jingbo Lake Road (Luxiang Road to Baoju Road) encounter a large flow of people, they will be prohibited from passing through. Motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles travel east to west and west to east.
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