Pink Peony

 

As you may already know, there are two kinds of peony. One is woody, called "tree peony" and the other is herbaceous, "Chinese peony". This is the latter.

I feel this is elegant while tree peonies are gorgeous. My smartphone was cheerful this time and I did take this photo luckily.

This park has a hothouse growing tropical plants in good conditions. One room keeps some kinds of subtropical butterflies. This is Ideopsis similis. 我也試試拍些蝴蝶照片.

I understand how difficult to take their photos. They are almost always flapping. We need a lot of perseverance.

Carp Streamers 鯉幟

The period from the end of April to the beginning of May, this park hangs carp streamers.

In ancient China, a carp were believed to be a dragon when it successfully swims over a hard torrent called Dragon Gate in Yellow River.  The streamers contain a wish for children's healthy growth. 鯉魚跳龍門