Blooming tulips arranged in colorful designs are seen at a park during the Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)
ISTANBUL, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Come and feast your eyes on the beautiful and colorful sea of tulips in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey!
The annual Tulip Festival in Istanbul has kicked off at the city's parks and gardens, where visitors can enjoy a colorful sea of tulip flowers featuring unique designs by botanists. Some 7.5 million flowers of 160 different species, such as daffodils, hyacinths and muscaris, in addition to the dominating tulips, have been planted in Istanbul's parks, gardens and streets for the 2022 festival which will run until Thursday.
A woman looks at the blooming tulips at a park during the Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)
People take photos of blooming tulips at a park during the Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)
People visit a park during the Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)
People visit a park during the Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)
People walk past blooming tulips at a park during the Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)
People visit the Gulhane Park during the Tulip Festival in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 25, 2022. (Xinhua/Shadati)■
