As usual, I returned to my alma mater this year to see the cherry blossoms. This year, they bloomed a bit later than in previous years; it’s already early April, and they haven’t reached full bloom yet, but they still look quite beautiful. The only downside is that on weekends, the place is packed with crowds.
By the way, here’s a quick guide to the distribution of cherry blossoms at Tongji University: they are mainly concentrated along Cherry Blossom Avenue. Just enter through the South Gate on Chifeng Road, keep walking straight past the School of Medicine, and you’ll arrive. However, the few trees in front of the School of Economics and Management near the South Gate have also grown larger, and there’s another fairly large one near the Xiyuan Cafeteria and Southwest Dormitory No. 8. You basically won’t find cherry blossoms anywhere else on campus. If you enter through the Main Gate, just keep walking and walking—past the library, past the cafeteria—and then take a turn to reach the avenue. From the top floor of the Medical Building, you can get a panoramic view of the entire Cherry Blossom Avenue from the windows, creating a striking contrast with the green sports field beside it. Additionally, a new museum has been set up next to the 129 Auditorium, but unfortunately, despite being during the Qingming Festival holiday, it was surprisingly closed. I heard there was an exhibition of Dunhuang murals inside at the time, which drew many visitors eager to see them. But since murals can’t exactly be moved, the exhibition could only feature digital formats like photos and videos…
Photos in this post taken with a SONY A5100 + 50mm f/2.8 lens, post-processed in Lightroom.
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