CCTV News: At 11:06 on March 20, we welcomed the Spring Equinox solar term. On the day of the Spring Equinox, the sun shines directly on the equator, and day and night are of equal length; after the Spring Equinox, the days gradually grow longer and the nights gradually shorten. In this season, the weather warms up at an accelerated pace, willows along the banks turn green, orioles fly and grass grows, peach blossoms are red and plum blossoms white, welcoming the yellow of spring. Now let us follow the camera and go to various places to experience the beautiful warmth of spring and blooming flowers.

　　Huazhou, Guangdong: Huajuhong Flowers Bloom Across the Hills and Fields, Specialty Industry Strengthens Villages and Enriches Farmers

　　Currently, in Daling Village, Pingding Town, Huazhou, Guangdong, Huajuhong flowers have entered full bloom, blossoming across the hills with a strong sense of spring. Snow-white flowers peek out from patches of deep green, with orange-yellow stamens and pure white petals.

　　Huajuhong is a local specialty, and its fruit has the effects of relieving cough and reducing phlegm. Huazhou has more than 130,000 mu of Huajuhong planting area, helping more than 300,000 local farmers increase income and become prosperous.

　　Xiao County, Anhui: Plum Garden Draped in Pink Gauze, Red Plum Blossoms Enchant Visitors

　　Following the camera, we come to the plum garden in Xiao County, Suzhou City, Anhui, where 1,500 mu of plum blossoms have successively entered full bloom. Viewed from the air, the hills seem draped in a thin pink gauze. These red plum blossoms bloom in a well-arranged and varied manner, like messengers announcing spring, and tourists stroll among them to feel the breath of spring.

　　In recent years, relying on plum blossoms, the local area has developed a tourism economy integrating ecological sightseeing and rural tourism, injecting new vitality into rural revitalization.

　　　　Wuding, Yunnan: Rhododendron Blooms with Strong Spring Spirit, Ecological Beauty Like Rosy Clouds

　　In early spring in March, a hundred flowers vie in beauty. In Wuding County, Chuxiong Prefecture, Yunnan, among the lofty mountains at an altitude of more than 2,600 meters, ten thousand mu of wild rhododendrons bloom in the wind. Red ones are like fire, white ones like jade, and pink ones like rosy clouds, in clusters and masses set off against the emerald green forests.

　　Rhododendron is a plant of the Ericaceae family and is the auspicious tree of the local Yi people. It is mainly distributed in Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi and other places in China, and the flowering period can last until the end of March.

　　Qionglai, Sichuan: Rapeseed Flowers Bloom Brilliantly, Golden Waves Surge with Strong Spring Spirit

　　Basking in the March spring breeze, nearly 100,000 mu of rapeseed flowers in Qionglai City, Sichuan Province, bloom brilliantly, with golden waves surging everywhere in sight. Strolling through the sea of flowers, the fragrance is intoxicating. This year Qionglai has planted a total of 470 varieties of rapeseed flowers, including ornamental colored flowers such as white and pink, and has also introduced new rapeseed varieties that not only have strong resistance to pests and diseases but also have a higher oil content, reaching 49%. Local farmers sow multiple varieties in successive batches, extending the original viewing period of only about 20 days to more than 40 days.

　　Chongqing: When Spring Flowers Are Romantic, Fragrance Fills the Fields

　　Spring returns to the earth, and flowers bloom in profusion. In Chongqing, colorful and brilliant flowers have dressed the land in spring attire, not only attracting citizens and tourists to go outdoors and feel the beauty of nature, but also boosting the flourishing rural flower-viewing economy.

　　Chongqing has planted more than 4.5 million mu of winter rapeseed this year. In Dianjiang County, Xiushan County and other places in Chongqing, contiguous rapeseed fields are in full bloom, and the golden sea of flowers sets off rural houses and small bridges over flowing water, with picturesque pastoral scenery attracting many tourists to enjoy spring outings and flowers.

　　In Dazu District, Chongqing, more than 2,000 mu of plum blossoms have also opened to welcome spring. In the hills and fields, in front of and behind houses, clusters and masses of plum blossoms adorn the branches, elegant and pure. When a gentle breeze passes, the fragrance overflows.

　　It is understood that the local area has concentratedly planted more than 10 varieties of plum trees, including Shatang plum and Mai plum, and the flowering period is expected to last until the end of March. The plum industry has also become a local rural tourism brand, helping rural economic development.

　　Anlong, Guizhou: A Thousand Mu of Cherry Blossoms Bloom Together, Full of Spring Enchant Visitors

　　Recently, more than a thousand mu of cherry blossoms in Puping Town, Anlong County, Guizhou, have bloomed in competition, attracting many tourists to come and admire them and enjoy the beautiful spring scenery.

　　Walking into this cherry planting base in Puping Town, Anlong County, every cherry tree has branches covered with snow-white flowers. The cherry blossoms bloom in spring, charming and touching, rendering a strong sense of spring. Tourists who come attracted by its fame stroll among the flowers and feel the beauty of mountain flowers in full bloom.

　　As temperatures warm up, patches of cherry blossoms in local villages and communities have successively bloomed, too beautiful to take in all at once. After Qingming, local cherries will successively enter the picking period. In recent years, Puping Town in Anlong County has adapted to local conditions, based on the advantages of the cherry industry, used "flowers" as a medium to continuously promote the integration of agriculture and tourism, and vigorously developed the "cherry economy," having planted more than ten thousand mu of Manao red cherries and helping more than 1,000 farming households increase income.