Tsingtao, Apr. 28.
Cherry Blossom Sunday drew more than 30,000 persons to Forest Park on Sunday. Annually thou-¢|sands of Chinese who never visit, the park save at the height of the cherry blossom season make thei yearly pilgrimage on this day an us a consequence, the roads to and from the beautiful park are choked with endless streams of humanry, both afoot and in every avi ble conveyance, From early morning until evening automobiles, carriages, ricshas Jand bicycles carried throngs. of pleasure seekers, the light silks and satins of the women and girls con-tresting with tue conventional blue and black garments of the men. Of course the Chinese were in thy great majority but hundreds of panese also journeyed out to the park to admire the wealth of fragrant cherry blossoms and the brightly coloured kimonos of the fair sex lent additional tints to a colourful, animated scene.
Besides the lanes of exquisite cherry trees, a grove of peach trees lent their pink flowers to delight the multitude. Bright yellow forjeythia and delicate bridalwreath Dlossoms contributed to the wealth of colour and fragrance while the heavy scent of the magnolia blos-sorns also charmed the olfactory sense.
The attractiveness of the park, which is probably one of the most attractive and well-laid out China, is really a tribute to the exjeellent work of the Forestry De-Partment under the expert guidance of Mr. D. Y. Lin, Chief of the Forestry and Agriculture Bureau of Kiaochow Territory. Forest Park is one of the most beautiful spots in Tsingtao and i: is always kept in orderly and attractive appeal appears to be an Tsingtaoites not properly appreciate. All Spring and Summer a profusion of blooms greets the eye of the visitor and the shady lanes and leafy bowers beckon t9 all to come and rest under trim and beautiful trees,
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