Blooming spectacular

Heralding the Chinese Lunar New Year that begins on Feb 5, Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province, has become a sea of flowers, attracting many local residents and tourists from around the country and the rest of the world.

Huahai Park was a once a wasteland, but now flowers are blooming everywhere, said a female park visitor, surnamed Chen.

"We organized a class reunion party in the park earlier this year and the photos that were taken are really beautiful due to the flowers in the background," said the 68-year-old.