Plum King
Tucked away in the mountains of Xinyi Township, Fengguidou [風櫃斗] is an amazing area for seeing Plum Blossoms [梅花] every winter. I visited Fengguidou on New Year’s Day this year and some of the plum trees were just starting to bloom. Here’s a small collection of photographs from the trip.
It’s a very lovely area if you can get there early. While the Plum Blossoms are in bloom, the narrow road up turns into a giant parking lot. This was my second visit to the area; the first was four years ago.
Balance
The Plum Blossom was designated as the national flower on July 24, 1964. The triple grouping of stamens [one long and two short] represents Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles of the People, while the five petals symbolize the five branches of the ROC government [Taiwan Government Information Office].
Orb
Getting There:
Location on Google Maps.
Directions: Follow Provincial HWY 21 towards Xinyi Township. Between Xinyi Elementary School and Xinyi Junior High School is a small sign pointing the way to Fengguidou [Mingde Street (明德街)]. A short distance after crossing Aiguo Bridge [愛國大橋] follow the winding Xinhe Industrial Road [信和產業道路] to Fengguidou. Depending on the weather, the blossoms usually last from the beginning of the year through the Lunar New Year.
Backpetaling
Pretty
Absolutely spectacular photos — gorgeous work!
(And I have to share: When I first read your headline, I’ll admit to reading “plump bosoms” instead of “plum blossoms.” That changed the meaning — just a tad…
Congrats on your Freshly Pressed nod!
This is so refreshing to see in the dead of winter here in Colorado. We won’t see any blossoms until late March at the earliest!
These are beautiful photographs.
Congrats on being Freshly Pressed!
I like the way you’ve taken photos of the gradual blossoming of the flowers. What a sublime natural process to witness. Congrats on being featured!
I’ve recently taken photos of various orchids as well
http://joxtapose.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/ode-to-orchids-national-orchid-garden-singapore/
Beautiful….
You’ve definitely captured the beauty of these magnificent trees with your photography. The veins on the flowers have always intrigued me and I especially like the last photo captioned, “backpetaling.” Very well done.
Lovely studies of the blossom and so refreshing to see at this time of year. Thanks so much
Such photos evoke a feeling of tranquility.
You said that the triple grouping of stamens represent “Dr. Sun Yat-sen’s Three Principles of the People.” What are the three principles?
The Three Principles are Nationalism, Democracy, and Social Welfare.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Principles_of_the_People
I love the way you have moved in so close to get these images. Very nice work.
God makes beautiful things. Thanks for sharing your photos of them. Connie
http://7thandvine.wordpress.com/
Lovely! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful photos of such pretty little flowers.
I’ve always adored plum blossoms – something about them just fills me with a peaceful feeling inside.
These are beautiful photos!
I am a WordPress photographer too!
Great job.
Reblogged this on WordPress Trends.
Beautiful!!
/Linda
http://www.lindalind.com/blog
Thank you for beautiful photos, Its makes me feel refreshed.
Very beautiful blossoms. The plum blossom watercolour brush stroke doesn’t compare!
You have a great blog too.
Great angles on capturing the blossoms!!
looks very beautiful
lovely flower pics!
feeling peace in the air, beautiful photos
Lovely!
Wonderful snaps! Stunning stuff!
So nice photographs that indicates to Great Creator! thanks a lot. Hoping a wonderful life.
The Plum Blossoms are really pretty
What lovely and delicate beauty! . . . Congrats on being “Freshly Pressed”!!
http://arabianmusings.wordpress.com/
Nice piece of photography
I love flowers. They remind me of how beautiful life can be!!! Plus they give me hope everytime they blossom…
very good my dear friends for blogging this………….thank you
Reblogged this on WordPress Trends.
I Like It… ! Good I Feel… !!
hello, there,
i like your photos for their simplicity. “Petals on a wet, black bough.”
regards and congrats on being FP’d!
Beautiful, it must be the emergence of spring, I’m seeing blossoms everywhere.
Here’s mine : )
http://imagineight.wordpress.com/2012/02/14/vincent-skies/
Beautiful photos!
gorgeous pics, well done
coool !
Ooh, these are lovely. I like that you shot them from a couple of different angles and stages of opening. My favorite is the “Orb” one, as it’s beginning to blossom.
I can almost smell the mountain air that early morning you were taking these gorgeous flowers. Awesome photos!
What a gift you have in capturing such beauty.
Oh I LOVE plum blossoms! They’re full of symbolism in Chinese culture.
I also LOVE how you need to go through a little journey to arrive at the magical blossoms:)
What a beautiful sight that must be. Thanks for sharing. The blossoms seem so delicate. The cherry blossoms are starting to bloom here in Ireland and it is refreshing to see the bursts of colour after a dull winter. Congrats on being freshly pressed
I love this post beautiful,congratulation too
Lovely photos…glad I stopped to see your work…
Plumberry, plumrose in all plumtastic as these wording exist simply by stating them. T’is my ode to Daily Bubble Tea.
Wonderful pictures saying spring is coming,,!
I love the simplicity of the plum blossoms…lovely pictures
Such beautiful signs of spring.
gorgeous! RT
wonderful pictures. I’d love to see it soon as possible
Thanks everyone for stopping by! I am happy to see that so many people were able to stumble upon my blog via WP.com’s Fresh Pressed page.
Today was a very beautiful day, I felt that long-long winter in Greece finally have finished and these wonderful flowers remind me this fact again