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Bloom seasons and flower fields

Luoping canola flower sea

Yellow rapeseed fields stretching between small limestone hills in eastern Yunnan.

Canola field in Luoping County , Yunnan , China .
Photo: Fanghong, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

What it is

Luoping is a farming county in the east of Yunnan province. In late winter its fields of rapeseed, grown for cooking oil, come into flower together, and the land turns yellow for as far as you can see. What makes it unusual is the setting. At Jinji, small cone-shaped limestone hills rise out of the flat yellow like islands. At Niujie, the fields are terraced in curved rings that follow the slope. Beekeepers bring their hives for the season and sell honey by the roadside. A local festival is held around the bloom, usually from February into March.

Before you go

  • Climb one of the small hills at Jinji for sunrise.
  • Mist is common in the morning. Wait for it to lift.
  • Hire a car and driver from Luoping town to link the viewpoints.

The flowers you will see

RapeseedA yellow-flowered crop grown for its oil-rich seeds and protein meal

Also part of it, and being written: Brassica napus.

Read more

Luoping CountyA county in Yunnan, China, famous for its golden canola fields in spring

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About this page

Original text by the Phool desk, written with AI assistance. Background: "Luoping County" on Wikipedia. Bloom dates move with the weather, and markets and gardens change their hours: check locally before you travel. If we have something wrong, tell us.

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

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