https://www.scmp.com/rss/326183/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Spring is the time of year when Cotton Tree Drive – a busy road connecting Hong Kong Island’s Central business district with the upmarket Mid-Levels residential area – best illustrates how it got its name. The cotton trees (Bombex ceiba) that line the thoroughfare are one of a number of brightly flowering tree species highly visible at this time of year across Hong Kong. Conservation in Hong Kong: citizen scientists enlisted to record and safeguard city’s amazing biodiversity The native species,... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2139594/trees-hong-kong-and-their-flowers-spring-blossoms-and-where-find-them?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/2139594/trees-hong-kong-and-their-flowers-spring-blossoms-and-where-find-them?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Apr 2018 06:30:47 +0000 It’s no secret there is more jungle in Hong Kong than concrete and glass in the city’s dense and overpopulated commercial and residential areas. But just beyond the reach of the city’s urban sprawl, sometimes as close as a stone’s throw away, is an expansive network of country parks and trails, offering idyllic escapes from the hustle and bustle. Many of these trails bear familiar names – the Hong Kong, Wilson and MacLehose trails – and are well known to hiking enthusiasts. Others, such as... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2127911/hong-kongs-tree-walks-teach-you-about-nature-you-hike-or?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/2127911/hong-kongs-tree-walks-teach-you-about-nature-you-hike-or?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 12 Jan 2018 10:19:17 +0000