Did you capture this shade of blue and purple?

💜 April in Fuzhou belongs to the fringe tree, and May to this shade of blue and purple. The Jacaranda is known as the 'Fuzhou Rose', related to the Phoenix trees in Xiamen, belonging to the same family. One blooms blue, the other red. The Jacarandas hide in every corner of Fuzhou, some places bustling, some serene. Tree after tree of blooming flowers, making one look up to see the brilliance of early summer. 📍 There are two Jacaranda trees by the river at Zhuzi Wharf, locate 'Zhuzi Mansion' to find them. The elegant blue and purple flowers are small and exquisite, like dangling bells. From afar they seem like a purple cloud, up close like bells, as if heralding auspiciousness from the east. Swaying in the wind, they create bursts of floral rain, quite dreamy indeed. 🛏 Zhuzi Mansion, once the site of the northern backyard of the 'Four Famous Gardens' of Fuzhou's Furong Garden, is now the Huajiantang Hotel. During Zhou Mulun's concert, it's often fully booked. Zhuzi Wharf is quieter than the Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, with its small bridges, ancient gardens, banyan trees, and elegant water features. If you want to experience the inns of Fuzhou's lanes, you can choose this place.