Spring blossoms across the country are drawing crowds to take in the seasonal scenery.

​China's State Council has approved Meishan City, located in the southwestern Sichuan province, as a national historical and cultural city, according to a notice on the website of the Chinese government released on Thursday.

Tourists enjoy the scenery after snowfall at Guan'egou scenic area in Dangchang county, Longnan city, Gansu province, March 18, 2026.

Ceremonies marking the start of spring farming were held across Xizang on Monday.

In most parts of southern China, tea has entered harvest season. Farmers are busy picking and making tea to meet market needs.

People enjoy spring scenery across China.

People enjoy blossoms at the Beihai Park in Beijing.

​As China seeks to boost domestic consumption while enhancing public well-being, holiday arrangements and paid leave policies emerged as discussion points during the just-concluded annual sessions of the national legislature and the top political advisory body, where measures were proposed to grant citizens greater flexibility in scheduling holidays and utilizing paid leave.

The total number of inter-regional passenger trips across China during the 40-day Spring Festival travel rush, which concluded on Friday, is estimated to reach a record 9.4 billion, according to data from the Ministry of Transport.

Drone photo show cherry blossoms in Gui'an New Area, southwest China's Guizhou Province.

Tourists enjoy themselves at a scenic area in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Tourists view cherry blossoms at a scenic area in Jinhua city, Zhejiang province.

Flowers bloom in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi province, as temperature rises in China.

People enjoy leisure time among blooming flowers seen cross China.

Drone photos show people visiting a rapeseed flower field in Xiucai Village, Shizhu Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, March 7, 2026.

​Domestic travel in China hit record highs both in 2025 and during the 2026 Spring Festival holiday, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said on Saturday.

China recorded over 150 million inbound visits in 2025, marking a year-on-year increase of over 17 percent, and the spending of inbound travelers surpassed 130 billion U.S. dollars, Minister of Culture and Tourism Sun Yeli said on Saturday.

Beijing, capital of China, witnessed a spring snowfall from Wednesday to Thursday.

Various activities were held during this year's Lantern Festival celebrations at Yuyuan Garden of east China's Shanghai, drawing large numbers of tourists.

This year's Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, coincided with a total lunar eclipse.