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Xinghua is one of the four county-level cities under the administration of Taizhou. It is located in the central part of Jiangsu province, bordering the city of Yancheng to the north and east and Yangzhou to the west. Spring is the best season to tour Xinghua, an ideal destination for a getaway from your routine with 4-hour coach driving from Shanghai.
Thousands Raised Field Scenic Resort
One of the most popular attractions in Xinghua is the agricultural fields for canola flowers. There are thousands of raised fields laying between countless canals, thus the name “land of thousands of islands”. In dry season, local people dug out the mud in bottomlands and piled the mud on higher places to form raised fields. This makes very unique landscape features in spring, when the yellow canola flowers in the raised fields are in full bloom. Fields covered with golden flowers stretch as far as the eye can see and form seas of yellow buds. Because most of raised fields can only be accessed by boat, it is one of its kind where you can enjoy the stunning golden view while rowing a boat on the river. This is the paradise of photographers in the month of March and has become a hot tourist spot in recent years.
Lizhong Water Forest Park
Located in the northwest of Xinghua downtown, Lizhong Water Forest Park is an artificial wetland forest crisscrossed with waterways. Covering a total area of 103.3 hectares, the park is a haven for a lot of different species of birds, including owls, egrets, black cuckoo, and wild ducks, most of them can be found along the water margins. The majority of trees in the forest are pond cypresses planted in rows. There are plenty of tracks for trekking and bird watching. The environment is peaceful and the air is very fresh here. Admission fee is 80 RMB and includes a 20-minute punted raft ride which is propelled by a long pole. The raft takes you to the more remote parts of the park, giving good photo opportunities.
