Live｜The fate of the magnolia: the flower blooms for two days and then withers

Travel Guide to Appreciating Magnolia Flowers in Spring at Master of the Nets Garden Spring is short, and the magnolia season is even more fleeting. If you don’t want to miss out on this romance, follow this guide and start your flower-hunting journey in Wangshi Garden! - Best time to visit: March is the best time to view magnolias, and the pink magnolias are usually in full bloom around mid-March. It is recommended to go there on weekdays to avoid the peak crowds on weekends. If you want to appreciate the beauty of falling flowers in the rain, pay attention to the weather forecast before traveling, and choose to go when it is just sunny after rain or when there is light rain, as the scenery will be better. - Transportation Guide - Self-driving: Navigate to "Wangshiyuan Parking Lot", but the surrounding parking spaces are limited and are more crowded during holidays. You can consider parking in a nearby shopping mall parking lot and then walk there. - Public transportation: Take Metro Line 4 to Sanyuanfang Station, exit from Exit 4 and walk for about 15 minutes to the destination; you can also take bus No. 2, No. 5, etc. and get off at Wangshiyuan Station. - Admission information: Purchase tickets in advance on major travel platforms or the Wangshiyuan official WeChat account. The ticket price is subject to official announcement, which can save you time queuing up on site. - Scenic route: Enter from the main gate of Wangshiyuan Garden, pass through the sedan chair hall and the main hall, and go straight to Dianchun Pavilion. This is a great place to appreciate pink magnolias. The white building is matched with pink flowers, which is very photogenic. Then visit Zhuoying Water Pavilion and Yuedaofenglai Pavilion. Along the way, you can enjoy the garden waterscape and see magnolia flowers from different angles. Then we came to Xiaoshan Congguixuan, which is dotted with magnolias. Strolling among them, you can feel the fusion of the fragrance of flowers and the ancient charm of the garden. - Take photos: In the morning or evening, the light is soft and you can capture the warm texture of the magnolia flowers. With pink walls, black tiles, pavilions and towers as the background, use a telephoto lens to capture close-ups of magnolia flowers; stand under the flower trees and shoot upwards to create a beautiful picture of people and flowers; use the reflection on the water surface to capture a symmetrical picture of the flowers and reflections to increase the sense of layering. - Nearby food: After visiting Wangshi Garden, you must go to Su Xiangxing Su-style noodle house to try the authentic Su-style red soup noodles, with chewy noodles and rich soup. Then order some Jiangnan specialties such as sweet osmanthus lotus root and plum blossom cake, which are soft, glutinous and sweet. In addition, the nearby Ya Ba Sheng Jian is also worth a try, with crispy skin and rich soup. - Note: Magnolia flowers bloom for a short time, so you can call the scenic spot to confirm the flowering situation before traveling; there are many tourists in the park, so be courteous when taking photos; take care of the flowers and do not pick them at will.