Apricot Flower at Badaling Great Wall [Photo/sina.com]

Apricot flowers bloom around the Tomb Sweeping Festival, and last only 10 days. The complicated climate and geographic situation at Badaling makes the blooming period different in various sections. After apricot flowers, other flowers succeed with blooming, rendering a colorful great wall coated in floral springs.

Best time to watch: April

How to get there: take bus 919 at Deshengmen, or take a tourist coach at the Tiananmen tourist center.