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Flowers of cherries,hawthorn,plum tree burst into bloom in Guangxi

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Flowers in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region are in full loom ollowi the rise of temperatur­es, which has added great vitality to the picturesqu­e landscape and attracttou­rists ed flocks of to admire the beaucherry tiful scenery.

T f t blossom festival held i Gui ity of Guangxi highlights th breath of spring through the

ooming o 35,000 cherry trees of m e than a dozen varieties in an ecolo cal garden of roughly 200 ectares. The garden, located in Sanjie Town of Lingchuan County, is divided into five functional areas, namely an agricultur­al experience area, an agri ltural planting area, a reserve of forest for water resource conservati­on, a lake-centered leisure area, and a cherry-themed resort, with the total vestment coming in at 66.88 million

10.58 million U.S. dollars). T ruction of the ecological garden wi create a whole industry chain of a cological cultural tourism

roject featuring culture, tourism and agricultur­e in Guangxi. It will become a t on project underlinin­g ion of agricultur­e and d will be the largest ry blossom

rea and comprehens­ive developmen­t area of cherry-focused culture and tourism in the province, which is also of great significan­ce for driving the full industry chain developmen­t in surroundin­g areas.

The flowers of Chinese hawthorn trees in Hezhou City of Guangxi also started to bloom, with clusters of flowers bringing back the refreshing spring and generating faint fragrance in the air, attracting throngs of visitors.

"The flowers here are very beautiful and snow-white. I came here to take pictures and watch flowers," said one visitor.

Furthermor­e, flowers on plum trees have sprouted as well, with the white flowers and green fruits hanging on branches in Hejie Town, Babu District of the city.

Tourists shuttle back and forth under the plum trees, taking photos or wandering in the park to enjoy the picturesqu­e spring scenery.

"After coming here, I found that new green shoots were pulled out from the white plum blossoms. It is very beautiful, and has a unique style," said a visitor.

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