Blooming flowers and budding plants bring color and vitality to Shuizhai Park in Jiaozhou, a county-level city in Qingdao, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Zhaomai/dzwww.com]

The apricot trees at a plantation in the Economic Development Zone of Tancheng county, Linyi, Shandong province begin blooming in spring. [Photo by Gao Jun/dzwww.com]

A woman takes photos of blooming magnolia flowers at a garden in Tancheng county, Linyi, Shandong province on March 12. [Photo by Gao Jun/dzwww.com]

A visitor admires blooming flowers at a park in Shanting district, Zaozhuang, Shandong province on March 13. [Photo by Liu Mingxiang/dzwww.com]

Red magnolia flowers stand against a blue sky at a garden in Tancheng county, Linyi, Shandong province. [Photo by Gao Jun/dzwww.com]

The branches of drooping willows sway lightly in the spring breeze at Shuizhai Park in Jiaozhou, a county-level city in Qingdao, Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Zhaomai/dzwww.com]