Tung flowers in Sanbao village, Tian’e county [Photo by Lan Caiyun/Xinhua]

Tian’e county in Hechi, Guangxi, held the third tung blossom festival on March 28. Tourists gathered at Sanbao village to enjoy the festival and admire the tung flowers.

The opening ceremony of the third tung blossom festival is held on March 28. [Photo by Lan Caiyun/Xinhua]

To display the unique charm of the Lanyi Zhuang ethnic group’s folk culture and promote the local tung flower cultural tourism industry, the festival included a series of colorful activities, such as exhibits of painting, calligraphy and photography, and musical and athletic performances.