Bloom watch: Chrysanthemums steal spotlight at Double Ninth Festival

As autumn deepens, it's the perfect time to catch a glimpse of chrysanthemums in full bloom. The 2025 Beijing Chrysanthemum Cultural Festival is now in full swing, featuring a joint exhibition with the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei-Henan region – the first time these four regions have come together to showcase their finest varieties in the capital.

At the main venue in Beihai Park, over 600 varieties and 40,000 pots of the native Chinese perennial are on display. The exhibition highlights innovative breeding accomplishments and a diverse range of sculptural bonsai trees, creating a living painting of vibrant colors. Each arrangement is a living masterpiece, with every chrysanthemum boasting its own unique elegance.

Tap here to explore an immersive "walking-through-a-painting" experience.