Wonderful Yunnan life: Irises bloom in Xihua park

Different kinds of irises are blooming and swaying in spring breeze at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city these days, adding fragrance to flowering season.

Wonderful Yunnan life: Irises bloom in Xihua park

Irises bloom at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

Due to the association with the Greek goddess Iris, these flowers are a symbol of wisdom and truth. They remind us to be patient and seek out the true and ethical path.

Irises bloom at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

Irises bloom at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

Xihua Park currently has nearly 50,000 iris plants that fall into more than 30 varieties.

Covering an area of 8.3 hectares, it was built out of a seedling nursery and put into service in 1988.

Irises bloom at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

A blooming iris at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

A blooming iris at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

A blooming iris at the Xihua park, central Yunnan’s Kunming city.

Reporting by Yang Zheng (Yunnan Daily); Trans-editing by Wang Shixue

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