As the Irvine Unified School District welcomes its annual spring break, families are stepping out of their homes and embracing the embrace of spring. The South Coast Chinese Cultural Center sincerely wishes every family to enjoy joy and peace during this holiday.
In ancient times, spring break was also the time of the Flower Festival. People would hold various activities to celebrate. During the Flower Festival, people would go on outings and enjoy flowers together, attending the grand feast of spring. Traditional Flower Festival celebrations include dragon and lion dances, kite flying, flower viewing, and more. Among them, the most representative event is the community-held Flower Festival Garden Party, where people dress in festive costumes, stroll through the streets, and admire exquisite decorations such as flower lanterns and flower carts, immersing themselves in the atmosphere of spring.
Today, flower viewing remains one of the indispensable activities during spring break. And the surroundings of Irvine happen to be an excellent place for flower viewing. With mountains covered in fresh flowers, Irvine's surroundings are the perfect destination for flower viewing. The South Coast Chinese Cultural Center highly recommends several popular flower viewing spots in Southern California:
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve: This is a famous and vast poppy flower viewing site in the United States, with poppies covering the hillsides in a spectacular display.
Address: 15101 Lancaster Rd, Lancaster, CA, 93536
Lake Balboa Park: A small but well-known cherry blossom park in Southern California, with cherry blossom trees planted along the lake.
Address: 6300 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys, CA, 91406
Carlsbad Ranch: Located in San Diego, this ranch boasts 50 acres of rainbow flower fields, attracting countless visitors every year. Different varieties and colors of flowers can be seen here every year.
Address: 5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008
May the flower viewing spots around Irvine add more colors and beautiful memories to your spring break. We wish all families a happy spring break!
隨著爾灣學區迎來一年一度的春假，家庭們紛紛踏出家門，投入到春日的懷抱中。南海岸中華文化中心衷心祝願每個家庭在這個假期裡享受到歡樂，平安順遂。
在古代，春假也是花朝節的時刻，古人會舉行各種活動慶祝。花朝節期間，人們踏青賞花，共赴春天的盛宴。傳統的花朝節慶祝活動包括舞龍舞獅、放風箏、賞花等，其中最具代表性的是民間舉辦的花朝節遊園會，人們穿著節日盛裝，走街串巷，欣賞花燈、花車等精美的裝飾，感受春天的氣息。
如今，賞花依然是春假不可或缺的活動之一。而爾灣周邊恰好是賞花的絕佳之地。漫山鮮花，盡在爾灣周邊。南海岸文化中心特推薦以下幾處南加州熱門的賞花勝地：
Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve：這裡是全美超為出名及面積超大的罌粟花觀賞地，漫山遍野的罌粟花非常壯觀。
地址：15101 Lancaster Rd, Lancaster, CA,93536
Lake Balboa Park：南加州一個小有名氣的賞櫻公園，面積不大的湖卻在湖邊種滿了櫻花樹。
地址：6300 Balboa Blvd, Van Nuys, CA,91406
Carlsbad Ranch：位於聖地亞哥，擁有50英畝的彩虹花海每年吸引了無數的遊客前來。在這裡每年都可以看到有不同品種不同顏色的花。
地址：5704 Paseo Del Norte, Carlsbad, CA 92008
願爾灣周邊的賞花景點為您的春假增添更多色彩與美好記憶。祝各位家庭春假愉快！