樱花绽放激活“春日经济”
China's Fujian develops diverse cherry blossom system to fuel 'spring economy'

2月28日，游客在福建省漳平市永福镇台品樱花茶园欣赏樱花。早春时节，福建各地樱花次第绽放，茶园樱花、高山樱花等特色景点游人如织。近年来，福建省林业部门以本土樱花品种为基础，经多年引种、选育，构建起涵盖早、中、晚花期的多元樱花品种体系，为各地打造樱花特色旅游、激活“春日经济”提供有力支撑。[新华社记者 姜克红 摄]

Tourists view cherry blossoms at a tea garden in Yongfu Town of Zhangping City, southeast China's Fujian Province on Feb. 28, 2026. In Fujian, tea gardens and mountainous areas adorned with cherry blossoms have surged in popularity as tourist destinations in early spring. Over recent years, the provincial forestry department has developed a diverse cherry blossom system featuring early, mid, and late flowering varieties, by making full use of native species and through years of introduction and cultivation. This system supports the growth of distinctive cherry blossom tourism and effectively energizes the region's "spring economy." (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)