A sea of tulips has blanketed Longjiashan National Forest Park in southwest China's Guizhou Province, drawing crowds as the site enters its peak viewing season.
With warmer spring temperatures, the park in Longli County has come alive over 90,000 tulips burst into bloom, their buds and blossoms turning the landscape into a vibrant wonderland.
Visitors wander along winding paths, pausing to capture the vivid colors and captivating views, eager to preserve the fleeting beauty of the season.
"The tulips are blooming; we came here to take pictures. It's so beautiful, I'm so happy," said Luo Chunli, a tourist.
"I'm feeling very relaxed, the tulips are so colorful. They are the perfect for photography," said Zhou Wen, another tourist.
The park has planted 11 varieties of tulips, mixing early, mid and late-blooming species to extend the viewing season through late March.
Sea of tulips draws crowds as Guizhou forest park enters peak bloom
Song Ping, a late senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the state, was cremated in Beijing on Tuesday.
Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Han Zheng and other leaders paid their final respects to Song at the Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery. Hu Jintao sent a wreath to express his condolences over Song's passing.
Song died of illness in Beijing on March 4 at the age of 109.
Song, who was a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the 13th CPC Central Committee and a former state councilor, was extolled as an excellent member of the CPC, a time-tested and loyal communist soldier, an outstanding proletarian revolutionary and statesman, and an exceptional leader of the Party and the state.
Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, Han Zheng and Hu Jintao had either visited Song when he was in hospital or expressed condolences over his passing and offered sympathies to his family through various means.
Late senior Chinese official Song Ping cremated
