Cherry blossoms and tea bushes bloom at Taipin Garden in Zhangping, Fujian province. JIANG KEHONG/XINHUA
Aerial shots show the color and vibrancy of the season throughout the country
Despite the wildly fluctuating temperatures and varying landscapes across China, one thing is certain: spring is here.
While the grass and flowers can't wait to burst into life, neither can people wait to go outside and enjoy the breathtaking views, or use the time to visit their fields.
The Tomb Sweeping Day, which usually falls on April 5, is a traditional Chinese festival and a chance for people to go outdoors as it means a day off from work.
Besides visiting tombs and paying tribute to one's ancestors, the festival, which falls in the middle of the spring season, is also about going hiking and getting close to nature.
Along with the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Tomb Sweeping Day is among the four most important Chinese festivals.
The peach trees, near the Great Wall in Changping district, Beijing, are in full bloom. ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY
Farmers pick spring tea at Dingxin Tea Garden in the Baixiang Mountain, or White Elephant Mountain, in Ba'nan district, Chongqing. The mountain has more than 8000 mu (533 hectares) of tea plantations. WANG QUANCHAO/XINHUA
A bullet train runs on the Hanzhong section of Xi'an-Chengdu high-speed railway in Shaanxi province. TANG ZHENJIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
A group of cheongsam enthusiasts walk under umbrellas beside cherry trees on Wentao Road, Hangzhou, in Zhejiang province. CHEN ZHONGQIU/FOR CHINA DAILY
People use wheat straw to make sand-blocking nets in Linze county, Gansu province. Linze, at the edge of the Badain Jaran Desert, has a sand-resisting forest belt of 189 km. WANG JIANG/FOR CHINA DAILY
The Qiyun Summit of Wuyi Mountain, in Fujian province, is cloaked in clouds and mist. SONG WEIWEI/XINHUA
The First Bend of the Yangtze River, in Shigu township, Yulong Naxi autonomous county, in Lijiang, Yunnan province. The Jinsha River, or "River of Golden Sands", an upstream branch of the Yangtze, turns abruptly to the northeast in Shigu. HU CHAO/XINHUA
