A train runs through a sea of flowers Thursday near the Juyongguan Pass at the Great Wall in Beijing. People have chosen to spend their three-day Qingming holiday weekend closer to home due to the pandemic, making flower-viewing trips popular. Photo: VCG

With stunning views of cherry blossoms, Beijing’s Yuyuantan Park is packed with people on Sunday, the first day of the Qingming festival holiday weekend. Photo: VCG

Visitors go boating Sunday on an artificial lake, where peach blossoms cover the banks, at Xiangshan Park in Huaibei, East China’s Anhui province. Photo: IC Photo

Residents ride bicycles Sunday at a park in Rizhao, East China’s Shandong province, on a trail dotted with plum blossoms. Photo: IC Photo

Visitors take photos of flowers Sunday at Zhongshan Park in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province. Photo: VCG

Cherry blossoms at Shengli Mountain Park in Zibo, East China’s Shandong province, attract residents Thursday. Photo: VCG

A view of cherry blossoms near Qingchuan Pavilion, an ancient tower built during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, on Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Dashen Lake at the Mount Huaguo is surrounded by cherry blossoms Sunday in Lianyungang, East China’s Jiangsu province. Photo: IC Photo