Recently，　the　result　of　the　selection　for　＂treasured　places　for　viewing　flowers＂　in　Hubei　with　the　theme　of　＂Fall　in　love　with　Hubei　only　for　cherry＂　was　officially　unveiled，　including　three　places　of　Xianning．

The　＂treasured　places　for　viewing　flowers＂　in　Hubei　in　2023　include　20　places，　such　as　East　Lake　Cherry　Garden，　Wuhan　University，　Chu　Style　Cherry　Sea　Ecological　Garden　in　Xinzhou　District，　Wuhan，　as　well　as　10000－mu　wild　cherry　in　Damu　Town，　Xian＇an　District，　Gexian　Mountain　in　Chibi，　and　Longquan　Mountain　Cherry　Valley　in　Chongyang．

The　wild　cherry　in　Damu　Town，　Xian＇an　District　blooms　before　its　leaves　come　out，　with　great　ornamental　and　research　value．　The　flower　season　is　generally　from　March　to　mid－to－late　April．　There　exists　nearly　10，000　wild　cherry　trees　in　Damu　mountain　area，　of　which　big　ones　have　the　girth　of　2　chi　and　are　50－60　years　old．　It＇s　rare　that　the　wild　cherry　trees　in　Damu　Mountain　are　densely　distributed，　with　lots　of　communities．

Gexian　Mountain　is　at　an　elevation　of　642.7　meters，　covering　an　area　of　6　square　kilometers．　Now　there　are　24，000　mu　of　wild　cherry　trees　on　the　mountain，　reaching　for　many　kilometers，　with　white，　pink　and　red　flowers，　and　full－blossom　period　of　15　days．　It　integrates　with　Lushui　Lake，　a　national　scenic　resort，　facing　each　other　with　Chunpu　Xianyuan　Bamboo　Sea　and　Suiyang　mountains，　where　the　natural　scenes　of　original　ecology　scatter　in　all　places．　The　flower　season　on　Gexian　Mountain　is　at　mid－to－late　March．

There　are　100，000　mu　of　contiguous　wild　cherry　trees　in　Longquan　Mountain　Cherry　Valley，　with　prunus　conradinae　variety　being　in　the　majority．　These　wild　cherry　trees　bloom　randomly　on　the　mountain，　like　a　huge　corolla　around　Longquan　Mountain；　while　the　highway　winds　its　way　at　the　foot　of　the　mountain，　with　picturesque　scenery．　When　tourists　go　sightseeing　there　just　like　walking　through　the　painting．　The　flower　season　is　from　early　March　to　early　April．　（By　Pang　Yun／Xianning　Daily）