A 10-kilometer-long road in Leshan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, distinguished by its harmonious integration of a natural flower sea and a creative graffiti wall, has gone viral online and emerged as a popular destination for both local residents and visitors.

The wall by the highway linking Leshan's districts of Shizhong and Shawan is covered with bougainvillea or paper flowers in full bloom. Clusters of bright magenta blossoms cascade the wall, on which are colorful graffiti artworks.

The view has attracted a steady stream of tourists, all coming to snap pictures and mark their visit.
"It's our first time here. We passed by before and saw the landscape here was pretty, so today we came with friends to check it out," said Xu Shanfeng, a tourist.

"We loved to come here before, but now with these murals coming into being, we love to come even more. It feels like the photos turn out nicer," said another tourist Fan Xiaoyu.

The scenic road runs along the Dadu River, which feeds into the Yangtze. In 2025, local art teachers and students began painting graffiti murals here on their own initiative.

Since then, the roadside wall, adorned with blooming flowers and one beautiful painting after another, has grown increasingly popular.
To keep that creative energy going and bring in fresh ideas from the public, Shawan District launched a co-creation graffiti art project for the road wall this year.

"We've seen people's creative enthusiasm. So we extensively solicited submissions to various social sectors. We set up a review committee during the process and evaluated the works. We also cleaned the wall, provided supports including scaffolding and sunshades, and offered some subsidies, to protect and encourage people's creative enthusiasm," said Li Xiangling, head of the project in Shawan District.

Submissions started in April this year. More than 20 artists signed up, and 14 original, high-quality murals were screened out. These works were unveiled during the May Day holiday, drawing widespread praise from visitors.

"I'm an art teacher in Shawan. The piece I created is called 'Meet You in Shawan.' It displays our slow-train culture in Shawan and the landscape along the Dadu River. I hope visitors from across the country will love it," said Xu Kai, a participant in the co-creation project.
To date, nearly 40 unique graffiti murals have been created along this scenic highway.