when you can leave work and still have time to enjoy a mug of beer before the sun goes down, you know spring is knocking at the door. What better way to bring it in that with a trip to a flower show?

Go with Spring春日踏青赏花

   Before the flowers get picked up by traders, or get turned into a bottle of luxury bathing oil, pull out the dusted floral print dress and head for these blooming great flower exhibits

上海：南汇桃花节Nanhui peach blossoms, Shanghai, China

   Shanghai Nanhui may not be the biggest flower fair in the country but it still offers some great sights.

   Every Spring visitors flock to Shanghai Nanhui districts for the annual peach blossom festival（桃花节） where they can bathe in the red and pink blooms, which symbolize prosperity, life and love in Chinese culture.

   Nanhui Taohuachun in Huinan town is one of the most popular peach flower farms. Traditional performances are also staged. Don't miss the pig race.

日本新潟县：高田城樱花展Takada Castle cherry blossoms, Niigata, Japan

   Takada Park in Niigata prefecture offers a romantic option for nocturnal（夜间） visitors. Cherry blossom viewing in Takada Castle is one of the three biggest night hanami(“花见会”) events in Japan. The tourism website shows you how to hanami like a Japanese.

   Takada Park's 4,000 blooming cherry trees will be lit up by thousands of bombori lanterns  along the "Sakura road." Also, don't miss the firework on the final day.

英国伦敦：皇家植物园Royal Botanic Gardens, London, England

   Over 250 years old, Kew Gardens spreads over 121 hectares, holding over one in eight of the known plant species in the world. The massive garden is carpeted with five million blooming bulbs and many attractions.

   Daffodils(水仙花) line Broad Walk, magnolias run through Princess Walk and on the Cherry Walk the pink Prunus 'Asano' species is expected to blossom soon.

   The delicate alpine plants "Glory of the Snow" from Turkey's snow mountains that will emerge soon. Kew offers free tours hosted by volunteer guides till April 30.