The Chinese flowering crabapple bushes in full blossom under the genial sun at Mount Tai in Tai'an city, East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Changmin/WeChat account: hi taishan]

The Chinese flowering crabapple looks still more charming against green leaves. The plant is prized equally for its flower and showy leaves. [Photo by Wang Changmin/WeChat account: hi taishan]