The season for admiring spring flowers has come and Fujian on the warm southeast coast of China offers a plethora of such options all around.

Peach flowers

Pink-hued flowers radiant in spring breezes are a token of good old times between lovers in ancient poems, and still a romantic scene to relish during a balmy spring day.

Four places in Fujian are recommended as the best locations to view peach flowers in the spring.

1. Hutou village in Ningde

Best time: mid-March

Peach forests cover hillsides and fields surrounding Hutou village in Ningde prefecture. [Photo/WeChat:Fjta12301]

2. Beixi village in Quanzhou

Best time: mid-to-late March

Beixi village, Quanzhou prefecture, has 10,000 peach trees, including newly cultivated varieties with denser petals and longer-lasting florescence. [Photo/WeChat:Fjta12301]

3. Gutian county in Ningde

Best time: March

Gutian county in Ningde produces mouthwatering honey peaches with beautiful peach flowers coming as a welcome complimentary bonus. [Photo/WeChat:Fjta12301]

4. Qishan National Forest Park

Best time: March to April

A peach colony is tucked away between the mountains and lakes at the Qishan National Forest Park in Minhou county, Fuzhou prefecture. [Photo/minhou.gov.cn]