White lilacs in the Temple of Heaven, Chinese peonies and roses in Beijing Botanical Garden, bamboo at Purple Bamboo Park; green pines, cypresses, lilacs andpeonies in the Temple of the Altar “ as Beijing blooms into life, Beijing This Month recommends the following locations for the highlights of the season.

Beijing Gardens Bureau and Beijing Tourism Bureau has organized a festival around the flowering with their best estimates of flowering periods subject to seasonal variation.

Chinese herbaceous peony May 5-20
Chinese rose May 15-June 15
Open: 8 am - 5 pm
Admission: 5 yuan
Transport: Bus 330, 360, 318

Temple of Heaven Park (Tian Tan)

White lilacs May 10-20
Open: 6am - 9pm
Admission: 4 yuan
Transport: Bus 6, 20, 35, 39, 43, 120

Temple of Altar (Jietai Sijie)
Lilac and peony
May 1-15
Open: 7:30am - 5:30pm (6 pm on Saturday and Sunday)
Admission: 20 yuan
Transport: Bus 931, tourism bus 7

Purple Bamboo Park

Bamboo
Until June 1
Open: 6am - 8pm
Ticket Price: 2 yuan
Transport: Bus 114, 320, 332