Peony industry blooms amid flowering commerce

CHONGQING — Every day from 11 am to around 5 pm, Huang Lianfeng welcomes hundreds of diners to his farmhouse restaurant in Dianjiang county, in Southwest China's Chongqing, as the peony blossom season reaches its peak.

Spring sees visitors from across the country and abroad flock to the scenic county to admire the vibrant blooms blanketing the vast peony fields.

Dianjiang's peony cultivation history dates back more than 2,000 years. The local peonies are famed for their large blossoms, rich colors and early blooming period, due to the region's unique geographical conditions and mild climate.