Every March and April, conversation among backpackers in China inevitably turns to the best places to see the country’s stunning yellow rape flowers. Now that spring has sprung, hop on a bullet train in Hanzhong City, northeast China’s Shaanxi Province to immerse yourself in a sea of yellow. /VCG Photo

Home to China’s most beautiful rape flowers, Hanzhong is the dividing line between north and south China as well as the river watershed. It is also known as the paradise of giant pandas, golden monkeys, takins and habitats of other rare animals. /VCG Photo

With the advent of the spring, the air is filled with the aroma of rape flowers covering millions of acres of basins and hills. /VCG Photo

Rapeseed is raw for cooking oil. Sightseeing is just an extra bonus in recent years for urban people who are chasing for rural experience. /VCG Photo