In Zhangping, eastern China, the 15th Cherry Blossom Culture and Tourism Festival opened on the eve of the Lunar New Year. The launch featured tea tastings, a Hanfu show, and tea-art performances, and visitors can stroll beneath 42 varieties of cherry trees while enjoying a program that includes a camellia exhibition and a food carnival.

Nearly 100,000 cherry trees and dozens of tea terraces combine to create a striking “tea green, cherry red” scene. Around Lichun and throughout the Spring Festival, the blooms reach their peak, painting the hills in bands of crimson, pink, and white that frame vast tea plantations.

Local cultivation began in the 1990s when a Taiwanese businessman first introduced cherry trees to tea gardens. Later, deliberate planting expanded the blossoms across the hills. The result is a new eco-tourism attraction that blends tourism, leisure, and resort-style relaxation into a distinctive springtime destination.