Editor's note: Early plum blossoms are emerging at the Ming City Wall Ruins Park in the downtown Beijing area, with scattered blooms dotting the 600-year-old ramparts. The floral display, set against the backdrop of historic architecture, is attracting large crowds ahead of the peak bloom expected between mid- and late-March 2025.

Plum blossoms are in bloom at Beijing's Ming City Wall Ruins Park, March 8, 2025. The park, a popular spring destination, features a section of the ancient wall originally built in 1419 during the reign of Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644). [Photo by Yang Chuanli/China.org.cn]