Spring Equinox, the fourth solar term of the year, fell on March 21 this year. This is the day when the sun lines up exactly with the celestial latitude of zero degrees, signaling that spring has finally arrived. The bleak wintry landscape gives way to a warm spring breeze, soft green fields and the fragrance of blossoming flowers.

Follow the pictures below and get a taste of what spring is like in Zhanjiang.

A mother takes photos of her children amidst blooming lupines in the southern city of Zhanjiang. [Photo by Li Jiabin/Zhanjiang Daily]

The pineapple fields resemble a colorful blanket weaving its way through the landscape in Zhanjiang's Xuwen county. [Photo by Zhang Zaiyang/Zhanjiang Daily]

Farmers till the soil at Nanguo Tropical Garden in Zhanjiang. [Photo by Liu Jicheng/Zhanjiang Daily]

A bird hovers over a kapok branch. [Photo by Yin Yizhan/Zhanjiang Daily]

The road at Nanguo Tropical Garden is lined with azalea in full bloom. [Photo by Liu Jicheng/Zhanjiang Daily]