“As if the vernal breeze had come back overnight, adorning thousands of pear trees with blossoms white.” The Lishuwang Scenic Area in Liangli Town, Dangshan County, Suzhou City, Anhui Province, has become a sea of pear blossoms in full bloom. It is reported that the renowned "King of Pear Trees" in this scenic area is over 300 years old. Standing 7.5 meters tall, it has a trunk circumference of 2.2 meters with the crown covering an area of half a mu (approximately 333 square meters), yielding over 4000 jin (about 2000 kilograms) of crisp pears annually.

(Text/Photos: He Wanhui)