Shenyang Expo Garden to receive May Day visitors

The 14th international tulip festival is now underway at the Shenyang Botanical Garden (Shenyang Expo Garden) in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning province and the event will run until to May 20, according to the organizers.

They said that in addition to tulips, azaleas, begonias and magnolia are also in blossom, attracting enthusiasts.

The garden has recently launched some measures for visitors during the May Day holiday -- from May 1 to 5 this year.

The garden will handle a maximum capacity of 83,000 visitors every day during the holiday and they can only book tickets online or through the official WeChat account of the Shenyang Expo Garden. After successful booking, visitors can enter the garden with their identification cards.

In addition, green health codes are needed when entering the garden. Also, visitors from outside Liaoning province need to show identification cards, health certificates and travelling track proof.

To obtain travelling track proof: Enter the text message "CXMYD# + last four digits of ID card number". China Mobile users should send it to 10086, China Unicom users to 10010 and China Telecom users to 10001.

Visitors must wear face masks and get body temperature measurements before entering the garden.

Opening hours during the May Day holiday: 08:30-17:00 hrs (ticket selling stops at 16:30 hrs); visitors should keep personal distances above 1.5 meters and a tourist group should have at most 30 people.

Tickets: 50 yuan ($7.08) per person

Half-price tickets: visitors from 7 to 18 years old who hold valid IDs; full-time undergraduates who hold valid certificates; and 60-69 years old seniors who hold their own valid IDs.

Free entrance: seniors aged 70 and above; children under 1.3 meters (including 1.3 meters); retired cadres; firefighters; active military personnel; public security police officers; disabled military personnel; disabled people; and national medical personnel (please present your valid work certificate when showing the ticket).

For information, telephone: 024-88038035

Information telephone service time: 8:30-16:30

For information on purchasing group tickets: 024-88062427

Fax: 024-88062405