By Xinyi Li, EDITOR

When thinking lavender, most people will picture Aix-En-Provence in France. However, Chongqing is also an excellent place to enjoy the beautiful purple flowers known for delicious flower teas and promoting a restful night's sleep. Why not get on a date with June, the season of purple. Let's take a good look at where to enjoy the vast expanse of flowers in Chongqing.

Huayan Xingfu Park, Jiulongpo District

It is the first flower themed park in Chongqing. Any photo amidst the 10,000 square meters of flowers is picture-perfect and ready for fashion magazines. It is the best season to visit the park, enjoying lavenders. See it off now before it gets crowded. In this field, you will feel only a short distance between Chongqing and Provence.

Huayan Xingfu Park in Jiulongpo District

There is a large expanse of purple flowers in Xingfu Park, which is indeed akin to Provence. The romantic purple ambiance will immediately catch your only eyes and arrest your body.

Location: No. 17-40, North Section of Huafu Avenue, Jiulongpo District, Chongqing

By car: Urban area — Huayan Xingfu Park

Bus: Take Bus No. 203/214/229/426/427/478/487/486 to Xingfu Park Station

The campus of Chongqing Normal University in University Town, Shapingba District

This place will go viral online every year around the time of graduation. The large area of blooming verbenas takes people to a beautiful fairytale world. There are few places in the urban area where verbenas can be seen this year. Come and have your own romance.

The campus of Chongqing Normal University in University Town in Shapingba District

People will be engulfed by the sea of flowers upon breezing onto campus, the best scene for taking photos. Along with it, the gorgeous golden waves, the romantic purple, and the beautiful golden color constitute the early summer in Chongqing Normal University.

Location: No. 37, Daxuecheng Middle Road, Huxi Town, Shapingba

By car: Urban area — Inner Ring Expressway — Shuangbei Tunnel — Campus of Chongqing Normal University in University Town, Shapingba

Bus: Take CRT Line 1 to University Town Station and go to the destination on foot

Qicai Tongluo, Yubei District

All the purple flowers here are blooming, making it a place much like Aix-en-Provence in France and keep one from leaving Chongqing for their dose of fragrant beauty. The first Flower Sea Tourism Festival has kicked off, and a variety of activities are slated to be held here. You can also bring children along for watching animals like "dinosaurs".

Qicai Tongluo in Yubei District

Location: Longxing Industrial Park, Longxing Ancient Town, Yubei

By car: Urban area — Shanghai-Chongqing Expressway — Shengxing Avenue — Longjun Avenue — Qicai Tongluo

Source: CQCB