Hongkongers flock to see ‘magnificent’ cherry blossoms, as pink winter wonderland at airport opens for the season
- Garden on the outskirts of Hong Kong International Airport is home to 85 freshly planted cherry blossoms and open to public for its second year
- Visitors say site is less busier than last year, while some hope for larger displays to draw in more tourists
Dozens of visitors strolled along pink footpaths, soaking up the sights among birds and butterflies at the garden, which is home to 85 newly planted cherry blossom trees and believed to be the city’s largest dedicated site of its kind available to the public.
Logistics worker Sunny Man, 50, was visiting the garden with his wife, a cherry blossom enthusiast, for the second year in a row.
“We also came here last year but there were almost no flowers. It is much more magnificent this year, maybe because we went at the end of the flower season last year,” he said.
“It is looking quite good as about 30 to 40 per cent of the flowers have blossomed.”
He said they had previously seen cherry blossoms in Japan and South Korea, where displays were much larger.
“Nevertheless, Hong Kong only began to plant cherry blossoms in recent years after seeing people’s interest in the flowers,” he said.