Spring is the best time to visit parks. At Beijing's Summer Palace, benches sit beneath canopies of flowering trees, where petals burst into color and drift through shifting light, and waterbirds glide between moments of flight and stillness across the lake.
Yet Beijing's parks are no longer just scenic landscapes. They have become open-air classrooms, where lessons in biodiversity are taught through the lively environment.
In mid-April, the city launched the 2026 Biodiversity Conservation Awareness Month at the Summer Palace as part of a broader initiative spanning 14 municipal parks and the Museum of Chinese Gardens and Landscape Architecture. Run- ning through May 22, the program combines online and in-person activities, offering more than 110 events designed to bring ecological awareness into everyday recreation.
