Nearly one million tulips are in full bloom at Qinhuang River Park in Binzhou, Shandong province, creating a sea of colors in early spring, which is attracting crowds of tourists and shutterbugs.

The park has a tulip planting area of 30,000 square meters, with 45 varieties in different colors including red, yellow, pink, purple and white, and some of them are from the Netherlands.

An exhibition featuring tulips is held every April in the park during the tulip flower blooming period, offering locals a place to enjoy early spring scenery.

 A matrix of tulips in full bloom in Binzhou in East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Zhang Haiqiang/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists wander among blooming tulips at Qinhuang River Park in Binzhou, East China's Shandong province on April 11. [Photo by Li Xuhui/provided to chinadaily.com.cn]