Photo provided to Hangzhoufeel
By Zhu Jingning
In Hangzhou, spring means chasing blossoms or being on the way to do so! The 2025 Hangzhou Taiziwan Park Tulip Festival is in full swing, with 400,000 tulips blooming across an area of about 8,000 square meters for a limited time.
The highlight of the show is located at the Xiaoyao Slope area. With its unique terrain, a variety of colorful tulip species have been planted to create a stunning visual display. For the first time this year, seven tulip floating islands have been set up on the water, arranged in the pattern of the Big Dipper constellation. In addition, the Rose Garden serves as a special display area for unique tulip varieties, featuring over 100 new and exceptional tulip species. Meanwhile, the cherry blossoms at Taiziwan Park are beginning to bloom, while the February Orchid and Grape Hyacinth are also flowering in succession.
Admission: Free, but advance reservations are required.
Visitors can make online reservations through the WeChat official accounts of “杭州西湖风景名胜区”, “凤凰山管理处,” and the WeChat mini-programs of “西湖旅游” and “云上西湖”.
Transportation: Green travel is strongly recommended. During the flower show, special bus and water bus routes have been launched.
Water Bus routes:
1.Qianwang Temple Dock to Huagang Dock (round trip)
2.Hangfan Dock to Huagang Dock (round trip)
-Operating hours: Qianwang Temple Dock and Hangfan Dock from 8:00am to 4:00pm; Huagang Dock from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
-Fare: 15 RMB per person per trip for adults; children under 1.2 meters are free (must be accompanied by an adult); children between 1.2 meters and 1.5 meters pay half price.
Subway + Bus routes:
-Route 4 (Longxiangqiao, Wushan Square Subway Station)
-Route 194, 197 (Huanglong Sports Center Subway Station)
-Route 318 (Wulin Square, Huanglong Cave Subway Station)
-Tulip Shuttle Line
It starts from Houchaomen Subway Station (the starting point of Route 151 at Xiongzhen Building), with its final stop at the southern end of Su Causeway (Leifeng Pagoda) near Taiziwan Park.