The footsteps of spring have been approaching since Lichun, or the start of spring. As the weather warms up, spring awakens the earth, the rain falls, the thunder surges and everything in the world wakes up from its winter slumber. Check out this video to view the changes at Wenchang Lake – in Zibo city, in East China's Shandong province – from Lichun to now.

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