Each year, when the peach blossom trees bloom, the people of Nanning go up to Mount Qingxiu to hang prayers on the trees for good luck and fortune. I went there with some colleagues to get a taste of it. It's been unusually cold in Nanning this year so the trees haven't bloomed much yet but it did look pretty amazing anyway.
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peach blossom forest |
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blossom |
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Jessica hanging her prayer on the tree |
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blossom and prayer slips |
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prayer slips |