AbirdperchesonabranchofcamelliablossomsatLaifengshanNationalForestParkinTengchong,Yunnanprovince.[PhotobyLiuZhengfan/Forchinadaily.com.cn]ThecamelliaflowersareinfullbloomatLaifengshanNationalForestParkinTengchong,Yunnanprovince,drawingmanyvisitorshopingtospotbirdsflittingamongthebranches.
Thecamelliaflowerbasefeatures4,274plantsacross135varieties,withpinkbloomsresemblingrosycloudsandredonesblazinglikefire.Thousandsofblossomsvieforattention,creatingabreathtakingseaofflowers.
Avastarrayofrarevarietiescanbefoundhere,includingCamelliareticulata,Camelliajaponica,andCamellianitidissima,oftendubbedthe"giantpandaoftheplantworld".Together,theytellthestoryandheritageofthegenus.
AbirdperchesonabranchofcamelliablossomsatLaifengshanNationalForestParkinTengchong,Yunnanprovince.[PhotobyLiuZhengfan/Forchinadaily.com.cn]Luredbythefloralaroma,birdsflitanddartamongthebranches,skillfullydippingtheirbeaksintotheblossomstosipnectar.Theircrispcallsechothroughtheforest,breathinglifeintospring.
SincethecamelliaflowerbaseopenedforfreeonFeb2,nearly130,000visitorshavecometoadmiretheblooms.ThevisualfeastisexpectedtocontinueuntilmidtolateMarch,accordingtolocalauthorities.

AbirdperchesonabranchofcamelliablossomsatLaifengshanNationalForestParkinTengchong,Yunnanprovince.[PhotobyLiuZhengfan/Forchinadaily.com.cn]