From Old Channel to New Garden: How Chaoyang’s "Sakura River" is Dazzling Spring

Kamis 09-04-2026,08:03 WIB
Reporter : Jeffri Ginting
Editor : Jeffri Ginting

 

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This "cosmetic" transformation has turned an inner-city river into a "Waterfront Reception Hall" that integrates ecology, commerce, and leisure. The Beixiao River has achieved a seamless fusion of water and parkland. Visitors can stroll along the banks to admire the blossoms or step directly from the greenway into Beixiaohe Park, Dawangjing Park, and Wanghe Park to continue their search for spring blooms.

 

Connecting the Wangjing and Donghu districts and linking five major business hubs, the river has turned flower viewing from a short trip into a vibrant part of daily urban life. Whether jogging, cycling, walking the kids, or simply sitting idly, cherry blossoms are now right outside your window, by the roadside, and along the riverbank—offering healing snapshots and moments of joy anytime, anywhere.

 

New York has the Hudson River Park, reshaping dilapidated industrial banks into a world-class waterfront green corridor; London's Thames riverbanks see spring flower seas contrasting beautifully with classical architecture. Now, Beijing has its own Sakura River—the Beixiao River. It is not a copycat, but a story of a megacity "grooming" a forgotten waterway to give it back to its citizens and to spring.

 

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This spring, come to Chaoyang, Beijing. Take a boat and glide through a 4.2-kilometer sea of pink blossoms to experience the ultimate oriental romance.

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