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Throughout the year, SCNU campuses come alive with vibrant blooms, creating breathtaking displays of flowers. According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 150 species of flowering plants across campuses at SCNU. Here is a guide to the enchanting displays of the top twelve floral treasures across SCNU, each at its peak at the best time.
January: Orchid tree (Bauhinia variegata)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: Culture Square
University Town campus: Mingde Square
Binhai campus: the teaching building on the southside, and the road around the basketball court
February: Golden trumpet tree (Handroanthus chrysanthus)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: the southeast corner of the primary school affiliated to SCNU, the west dormitory school road, and higher education teacher apartment buildings
University Town campus: north residential area, Central West Road, and the archive.
Binhai campus: downstairs of the dormitory buildings
March: Cherry (Prunus)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: the north gate of the first teaching building
April: Cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: the south gate of the first teaching building, library, School of Marxism, Culture Square
University Town campus: Mingde Square
May: Saraca dives
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: the north side of Taoyuan (Zijing Middle Road)
June: Gardenia (Gardenia jasminoides)
Best viewing spots
Binhai campus: Teachers' comprehensive building, the teaching building on the southside
July: Lotus (Nelumbo)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: Central Lake
University Town campus: Yan Lake
August: Narrow-leaved bottlebrush (Callistemon rigidus)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: the primary school affiliated to SCNU, Central Lake
University Town campus: Yan Lake
September: Balsam (Impatiens balsamina)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: administration building
October: Chinese Hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: Zijing Road, Cultural Square, Zijing Middle Road
University Town campus: School of Economics & Management
Nanhai campus: school road next to the teaching building, main gate of Block F, opposite of parking lot, one corner of the teaching building
November: Floss silk tree (Ceiba speciosa)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: Biological park, red building, higher education teacher apartment buildings, the Cultural Square
University Town campus: Art & Sports building 3, the Yan Lake and lakeside school road, the Mingde Square, teaching building - overbridge, School of Physics & Telecommunication Engineering
Nanhai campus: library, comprehensive building, main gate school road, the H building
December: Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea)
Best viewing spots
Shipai campus: the south gate of the first teaching building, West Lake, the Graduate School
University Town campus: Overbridge, administrative building, Mingde Square, School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering
Nanhai campus: the back of the library, back mountain, the basketball court, the information center
Binhai campus: the lake
Take hold of this flower-viewing guide and let us wander over SCNU's blossom landscapes!
Source from SCNU News Center
Written by Huang Linlin, Cai Xiaoyang, Luo Xiaoying
Proofread by Edwin Baak
Edited by Li Jianru
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