Despite the steady spring rain in February, the Hunan Botanical Garden in Changsha has been attracting many tourists, drawn by the early blossoming cherry trees located by a lake and on a hillside of the garden.

Early cherry blossoms are hanging on the branches, as if to welcome visitors. (Photo/Yi Yi)

Delicate pink cherry blossoms in the spring rain. (Photo/Yi Yi and Yan Xinru)

Strolling under the cherry trees, many tourists hold cameras to record the beauty of spring. (Photo/Yi Yi)

Tourists take photos of white cherry blossoms, which are eye-catching among the cherry tree branches. (Photo/Yi Yi)

Translator: Kuang Zhenzhen

Chinese source: Changsha Evening News