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Published: March 18th 2012
Spring is supposedly in the air. It's still quite chilly, and very damp, but the trees and flowers on campus are starting to bloom. The pink trees are Jane's favorite and I'd never seen them before. She says that they only bloom in early February, when I'm usually not in China. This year, though, they seem to have either bloomed late or just held on a bit longer. I'm not sure what they're called, but I love them, too.
I took a walk around campus to capture the beginning of the season. Enjoy!
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from wikipedia
Magnolia denudata, known as the Yulan magnolia (Chinese: 玉兰花), is native to central and eastern China. It has been cultivated in Chinese Buddhist temple gardens since 600 AD. Its flowers were regarded as a symbol of purity in the Tang Dynasty and it was planted in the grounds of the Emperor's palace. It is the official city flower of Shanghai( and Dongguan, Guangdong).