Yunnan Qujing | Luoping Rapeseed Flowers: The Hometown of 'Golden Splendor'

Spring is warm and flowers are blooming. In Yunnan's Luoping, a million acres of rapeseed flowers are blooming competitively, dyeing the fertile fields yellow, with streams and houses dotted before and after. Right now, whether it's the Jinji Peaks or the main venue of the Rapeseed Flower Festival in Niujie Luositian, the rapeseed flowers all over the mountains and fields are blooming one after another. Some bloom exuberantly like the sea, some gently like jade, some stunningly like a city's fall, and some bloom in solitary splendor. In any case, Luoping is now a world of rapeseed flowers, a true 'Eastern Sea of Flowers'. The rapeseed flowers of Luoping start at the foot of Bailax Mountain, the highest peak within Luoping's territory, which was worshipped as a sacred mountain by people in ancient times. The people of Luoping have worshipped Bailax Mountain generation after generation, praying for favorable weather for the crops. Regardless of whether the mountain god shows its spirit, the rain and fog brought by this high mountain turn Luoping's spring into a golden ocean. The Nankun Railway passes by Bailax Mountain, and, reluctant to disturb the enchanting sea of rapeseed flowers, it winds casually around the waist of the mountain. The magic of Luoping's rapeseed flowers lies not only in their spectacular view but also in the fact that the square fields of Langtian do not require artificial irrigation; they are naturally nourished by nature itself, forming a feast of flowers. Not far from Luotian, the gentle slopes of the karst hills formed by the Yingwu Mountain range receive abundant rainfall and have distinct scenery in all four seasons. The groundwater from Yingwu Mountain converges in the Luoping basin, and together with the interconnected karst system beneath the flower fields, it plays a natural role in draining and irrigating the rapeseed fields, also endowing the rapeseed flowers with more mystery and legend. The well-known places to view rapeseed flowers in Luoping include Jinji Peaks, Niujie Township, Wanzi Lake Reservoir, and Shiwan Dashan. Among them, Jinji Peaks are the most celebrated. In the vast golden sea of flowers, crisscrossing roads have been built for visitors to delve into the sea of flowers, to smell the fragrance closely. There are asphalt roads, gravel brick paths, and wooden plank roads, especially suitable for those who stroll among the flowers. The rapeseed flowers have a faint fragrance and are spectacular; fields of flowers converge into a sea, with the fragrance wafting in waves, mixed with the moist air and hitting the face, refreshing the heart and spleen. In the drizzling season, the sea of rapeseed flowers offers a different kind of experience.