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The villagers put on their richest clothes. Some perform traditional archery, some play cards and have a chat, and some even sit under the peach trees, enjoying sunshine and the fragrance of the flowers. [Photo: CRIENGLISH.com/ Xia Jixuan]
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The first Nyingchi Peach Flower Festival was held in 2002 and is now a famous local festival. The Gala village in Nyingchi is a popular choice for those wanting to enjoy the peach flowers. While the mountains afar are still covered with snow, peach flowers are already in full blossom. Peach trees dot the cornfields on the mountainside along the Nyang river. The Nyingchi Peach Valley is bordered by mountains on three sides. Rivers stream down from the mountaintop, sided by numerous peach trees. The view is a feast for the eyes, whether seen from afar or close by. The fully bloomed peach flowers stretch on for miles surrounded by mountains, resembling a sea of red clouds.
This year's opening ceremony for the Gala Peach Flower Festival will be followed by the Serfs Emancipation Day, an annual event which attracts many local villagers and tourists. During the peach flower festival, tourists take photos of the brightly-colored peach flowers using both professional cameras and cellphones. The villagers put on their richest clothes. Some perform traditional archery, some play cards and have a chat, and some even sit under the peach trees, enjoying sunshine and the fragrance of the flowers. Several of the more creative kids choose to have some fun by sliding down a grass-covered slope.
The word "Nyingchi" means "the sun's throne" in Tibetan. Nyingchi is located in the southeastern part of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, sided by the Himalaya range, the Nyainqentanglha range, and the Hengduan Mountains. Nyingchi is also known as Tibet's Switzerland, and Tibet's Jiangnan (regions south of the Yangtze River).
It is positioned at the lower range of the Yarlung Tsangpo River in eastern Tibet, with an average altitude of about 3,000 meters, while the lowest altitude is only 900 meters. Here, you can enjoy the view of Tibet's four seasons all at once. Down in the valley, when the willows start budding, the withered grass on the river bank still preserves the autumn yellow. While the peach flowers are still in full bloom at the mountain foot, up on the mountains, the snow has yet to start melting.
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