More and more tourists are embarking on flower-viewing trips across China, making the most of the year's prime time to appreciate blossoms.
Bougainvillea in Baise City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, is in full bloom. As a seasonal tradition, local residents dressed up in ethnic costumes sing folk songs, attracting many tourists to join in.
"There are so many beautiful flowers here. I came specially for the sea of flowers here," said Huang Yixiang, a tourist.
The China National Botanical Garden in Beijing also draws many people for spring outings and flower viewing.
The garden's low-temperature greenhouse displays more than 500 plant species, including begonias, ferns, and carnivorous plants.
In north China's Hebei Province, a section of the Great Wall in Kuancheng Manchu Autonomous County has been receiving a great number of tourists.
Apricot blossoms blanket the mountain slopes on both sides of the Great Wall, presenting a breathtakingly beautiful scene.
In northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, wild tulips have been blooming in the vast grasslands of Xinyuan County in the eastern part of the Ili River Valley.
Wild tulips are one of the iconic early-spring plants in the valley. They bloom fully every year in early April after being nourished by spring rains.
Spring flower-viewing trips boom
A remote town in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region has transformed its picturesque landscape and distinctive agricultural products into engines for economic growth through integrated development of agriculture and tourism.
Nestled at an altitude of 3,000 meters, Niwu Town in Nagqu City is renowned for its breathtaking spring scenery, with 12,000 wild peach trees blossoming along a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo River at the foot of towering snow-capped mountains.
Building on its natural resources, Niwu began hosting a peach blossom festival in 2015. This year's 11th edition runs from April 1 to 3, and features a specialty product market, traditional sports competitions and artistic performances.
The town's unique delicacies include high-nutrition yak meat, which has been granted a national Geographical Indication product, and handmade yogurt surprisingly served with chili sauce.
Abundant precipitation and sufficient oxygen have fostered lush wild bamboo forests in Niwu, enabling local residents to preserve the traditional bamboo weaving culture and the craft of making farming tools.
Centering on the core ecological competitiveness of peach grove on snow-covered plateau, Niwu has been steadily promoting the integration of agriculture and tourism, using the peach blossom festival to drive the growth of related industries in flower-viewing tourism.
In 2026, the town has received 11,700 tourists and generated over 1.8 million yuan (about 261,527 U.S. dollars) in tourism revenue.
Peach blossoms in Xizang town boost agriculture, tourism
