Chaoshan Scenic Area: 40 KM from Huangzhou  urban area, which is famous for its plum blossom and ranked as one of the 3 best spots for poetically as the Sea of Fragrant Snow . The plum trees on Chaoshan Hill are noted for their unique shapes and two of China's five ancient plum trees still surviving are found here - Tangmei dating from the dynasty  (AD 618-907)and Songmei from the  Dynasty (960-1279) . When the plum blossom blooming in early spring , crowds of people will head out to Chaoshan for the beautiful scene .

    More than 50 hectares of plum trees are blossoming all over Chaoshan Hill in Yuhang District, inviting visitors to the Chaoshan Plum Blossom Festival which opens today and will last through March 18.

    Apart from sightseeing and taking photos of white and pink clouds of blum blossoms, visitors can also sample local delicacies and see exhibitions of ceramic works, paintings and art photographs.

    Chaoshan Hill is one of the three traditional places to view plum blossoms in east China south of the Yangtze River and is known poetically as the Sea of Fragrant Snow. The plum trees on Chaoshan Hill are noted for their unique shapes and two of China's five ancient plum trees still surviving are found here -- Tangmei dating from the Tang Dynasty (AD 618-907) and Songmei from the Song Dynasty (960-1279).

    Since Shanghai and Hangzhou are linked by a new high-speed rail, visitors from Shanghai can reach Yuhang in less than 40 minutes to enjoy the scenery of the so-called Sea of Fragrant Snow.