Red as fire, wild azaleas bloom in Yunnan's Yingjiang

[Photo by Zhang Yongqiang/China Daily]

Thousands of wild azaleas are blooming in Yingjiang, Yunnan province, enveloping the mountains in a brilliant shade of red.

Some of the azaleas are over 1,000 years old. The flowers will keep blooming until the end of March, drawing many visitors to the region to photograph this beauty of nature.