Blooming hydrangea flowers bring Monet's Gardens to life (1/6)

Hydrangea flowers are in full bloom in the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

A young woman poses for a photo amid blooming hydrangea flowers in the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

A young woman poses for a photo amid blooming hydrangea flowers in the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Hydrangea flowers are in full bloom in the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

Hydrangea flowers are in full bloom in the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)

A young woman poses for a photo amid blooming hydrangea flowers in the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty's (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, April 21, 2025. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Bo)