Aerial views of a trail dotted with Rhododendron moulmainense in full blossom in Wutong Mountain in Yantian District yesterday. Liu Xudong

Around 10,000 of these trees were planted in Wutong Mountain, where the seventh Rhododendron Moulmainense Festival is being held until April 13. Rhododendron moulmainense, or Westland’s rhododendron, is a flowering evergreen shrub native to South China and Southeast Asia. In Shenzhen, its flowering period is from March to April and its fruiting period is from May to June. 

Visitors take photos with the blooming rhododendron moulmainense in the background in Wutong Mountain yesterday. Liu Xudong

Wutong Mountain National Forest Park reopened to the public yesterday after days of closure due to the pandemic.

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