400,000 Tulips come into full blossom in Songming County, southwest China's Yunnan Province recently, attracting tourists from various regions. More activities are scheduled to fall on coming Women's Day. Besides tulips, visitors can also appreciate over 100 flower species in the garden.

The 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee issued a communique at the end of its three-day third plenary session, which concluded on Feb. 28. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made an important speech at the session presided over by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

Beijing 2022 presentation held during the closing ceremony for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium, PyeongChang, South Korea, Feb. 25, 2018.

Over the past five years, Yunnan province has adhered to two-way plan for full-scale opening up. Through these methods, it has taken a step forward in the construction as a pivot of China’s opening up to South and Southeast Asia.

During the just-concluded Spring Festival holiday, tens of hundreds tourists experienced helicopter tours in Kunming’s Haigneg Park, bird-viewing the Spring City at a lower altitude. The special tours were organized by Kunming Fengxiang General Aviation Service, with each 10-minute flight costing 800 yuan per passenger.

A dog-themed artwork exhibition held in Chinese Culture Center in San Francisco, the United States ,celebrating Chinese New Year of the Dog.

Wu Dajing won China' s first gold medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games by breaking world record with a time of 39.584 seconds in short track men's 500m on Feb. 22, 2018.

As Spring Festival ends, president's reminder hits homeThe weeklong Spring Festival holiday ended on Wednesday ...

China posted a double-digit growth in tourism revenue during the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, official data showed Wednesday. The tourism industry garnered 475 billion yuan (about 75 billion U.S. dollars) in revenue, up 12.6 percent from last year's holiday, according to the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA).

China greets travel peak as people return to work on last day of Spring Festival

About 1.2 million tulips entered blooming season at a wetland park in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, attracting numerous tourists.

Photo taken on Feb. 15, 2018 shows a giant panda cub at Wolong Shenshuping Base of China Conservation and Research Center for Giant Pandas, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Giant pandas born here in 2017 showed up together to greet the Chinese New Year.(Xinhua/Xue Yubin)

Dancers perform at a party to celebrate the upcoming Spring Festival at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 13, 2018.

The "Happy Chinese New Year" celebrations, one of China's largest cultural exchange activities at the international level, have been staged in a great number of countries such as Britain, Germany, Hungary, Turkey, Nepal, Laos and Rwanda.

There are over 2,000 flower planting, processing, logistics and trading enterprises in Yunnan, with annual output value of 40 billion yuan (about 6.35 billion U.S. dollars). They have won over 70 percent market share in some 70 big and medium-sized cities in China and exported flower products to more than 40 countries and regions.

Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Chinese President Xi Jinping has visited for days poor families in southwest China's remote mountains, inspected an earthquake-hit area, and joined villagers to prepare celebrations for this most important festival for the Chinese.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech to a festival reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 14, 2018. Xi Jinping, on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council, extended Spring Festival greetings to all Chinese people Wednesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping Sunday visited the homes of impoverished villagers of the Yi ethnic group who live deep in the Daliang Mountains of Zhaojue County, Sichuan Province in southwest China.

China's Qu Chunyu (front C) and Zhou Yang (rear C) compete during the women's 3000m relay heat of short track speed skating event of 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena, South Korea, Feb. 10, 2018.

Pictures taken by Yunnan Gateway reporters show the on-going Spring Festival travel rush at Kunmingnan Railway Station in Yunnan province on February 6. Around 6.85 million train trips are expected to be made in Yunnan during the 2018 Spring Festival travel rush, known as the Chunyun, between February 1 and March 12.

"As of January 2018, ten firms were registered in Kunming Free Trade Zone (FTZ), of which five have started the import and export businesses," said Liu, staff member with Kunming Customs. New tax policies and improved services in finance and foreign trade are major factors to draw in businesses.

Migrant workers ride on the Fengkai section of No. 321 national road, south China's Guangdong Province, Feb. 8, 2018. Many migrant workers in China chose to go home by motorcycle for a family reunion in the Spring Festival, or Chinese traditional lunar New Year.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission made an inspection tour and extended his Spring Festival greetings in Sichuan Province on Feb. 12.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (R) shakes hands with Chairperson of theAfrican Union(AU) Commission Moussa Faki ...

Chinese this week celebrated the kitchen god festival, which falls one week before the Lunar New Year, or Spring Festival. The kitchen god, also called the "stove god," derives from ancient Chinese legends. The god is said to report the affairs of each family to the emperor of gods in heaven.