Relevant report of bougainvillea (Zhao Xi/Pingtan TV News)

It's a fine August in Pingtan. Here, as you drive along the highway just before entering the Niuzhai Mountain Tunnel, you might be able to catch a splash of red and purple passing by your side windows. What a welcoming sight!

Bougainvillea with various colours and patterns (Zhao Xi/Pingtan TV News)

According to Wei Qinggui, a deputy director from Pingtan CPZ Urban Landscape Co., Ltd, the bougainvilleas introduced to Pingtan have rich colours. "The flowers are suitable to be planted on main roads, for its bright red bud gives off a carefree and warm feeling. Until now, we have introduced scores of bougainvilleas to the island," said Wei happily.

Bougainvillea (Zhao Xi/Pingtan TV News)

Starting this year, the Urban Landscape Company has tried another two species of bougainvillea which have double colours, and another species which can give off more bountiful blooms. Such species of bougainvillea could produce flowers in two or more colours on a same branch.

Bougainvillea (Zhao Xi/Pingtan TV News)

While enriching the colours of flowers, technicians also made great efforts in the modelling of the bougainvillea. "Generally, the modelling for ordinary trees requires clips in the late period of its growth. But bougainvillea has its own featured species, which is shaped in line with its stump model and has been largely imported intoPingtan this year.

Bougainvillea (Zhao Xi/Pingtan TV News)

The species is also called "stump bonsai", an art demonstrating the elegance and beauty of nature. It is often divided into three kinds, including single, double or artistic ones. Most of the plants brought in by Pingtan are almost the last kind.

Bougainvillea (Zhao Xi/Pingtan TV News)

Furthermore, the staffs from the Landscape Company installed the bougainvillea as well to make it more terraced with manual flowerpot arrangement.

Lin Shuling contributed to this report.