Huazhao Festival kicks off in Hangzhou(1/6)

An opera actor performs amid blooming flowers during a celebration for the Huazhao Festival in Xixi Wetland, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

The Huazhao Festival, or flower festival, offers visitors immersive experience of traditional Chinese culture. The flower festival, which celebrates the flower goddess' birthday, boasts a history of over 2,000 years.

A boat parade is held during a celebration for the Huazhao Festival in Xixi Wetland, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

A boat parade is held during a celebration for the Huazhao Festival in Xixi Wetland, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

A boat parade is held during a celebration for the Huazhao Festival in Xixi Wetland, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

A boat parade is held during a celebration for the Huazhao Festival in Xixi Wetland, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)

A boat parade is held during a celebration for the Huazhao Festival in Xixi Wetland, Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, March 24, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Gang)