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While much of northern China was blanketed in snow in February, early spring had painted the fields of Yunnan province's Luoping county in brilliant yellow, as millions of rapeseed flowers bloomed.
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Fields of blooming rapeseed flowers are bathed in the morning sunlight in Luoping, Yunnan province, which is known for its unique karst landscape. Hu Liangfu / for China Daily |
Located on the borders of Yunnan, Guangxi and Guizhou provinces, Luoping has long lured tourists with its unique karst landscapes. The basins dimpling mountain ranges are inhabited by the Yi and Bouyei ethnic groups. But its biggest draw is its 430,000 hectares of rapeseed, said to comprise Southwest China's largest plantation.
Sprawling farmlands are covered with the flowers, which stretch to the horizon, filling the air with the refreshing smell of spring in early February.
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Photographers flock to Luoping every spring to capture the picture-perfect scenery. Li Wenjing / for China Daily |
Hordes of tourists from around the world flock to the county every year to enjoy spring's first exhalations. Some call it "the world's biggest garden", while others hail it as "a mecca for photographers".
Li Chunhua, a native of Nanyang city in Central China's Henan province, is one of the countless photographers who come here every spring."It's just nice and warm here," says Li, who came to Luoping this year with his wife and daughter.
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Yellow and green fields, woven into each other, spread like a woolen carpet. Zhou Dehou / for China Daily |
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