Rapeseed flowers blossom in Yunnan

Farmers work on a plot surrounded by blossoming rapeseed flowers. (Photo by Mao Hong/for chinadaily.com.cn)

In most parts of China, it's the coldest time of the year, while in the countryside of Luoping county in Southwest China's Yunnan Province, fields of soft yellow announce the blossoming of rapeseed flowers.

Locals said the blossom period will last till March.

Rapeseed flower scenery has been getting increasingly popular for tourism across the country.