Weeping Willow Foregrounds Sailboats in East China

Ancient Chinese poem from Tang Dyansty (618-907) would say this about willows in the spring: “you know by whom these slim leaves are cut out? The wind of early spring is sharp as scissor blade.”

Photos taken on March 28, 2016 show willow tree buds are about to burst into new leaves, and sailboats in the background are again back into the water after the winter in Taihu Lake in Wuxi, east China’s Jiangsu province. The scenery is all lively and full of the promising aspects of a new round of the four seasons.