On January 16, the cherry blossoms growing in a valley in Yiliang County, Kunming City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, welcomed their peak blooming period. The cherry blossoms here are not the common cherry blossoms that flower in the early spring when the weather is warmer. They belong to the wild Himalayan cherry subspecies, which is found in East Asia, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

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