Over 1,100 varieties of plants are on display at the International Horticultural Exposition that opened in east China's Jiangsu Province Thursday, the organizing committee said.

A project involving the placement of artificial marine reefs was launched on Thursday in Sanya, a tropical city in south China, in an effort to restore the marine ecology of the popular tourist destination.

People wait in line for COVID-19 vaccination at a temporary vaccination site in Jiangbei District of Chongqing, southwest China, April 8, 2021. A new temporary vaccination site opened on Thursday in Jiangbei District of Chongqing, with daily inoculation capacity of about 2,000 doses.

Wuhan resident Yuan Baohua carried a sense of responsibility with her when going for the COVID-19 inoculation, which she believed will help boost the city's collective immunity a year after a COVID-19 lockdown was lifted.

Farmers pollinate pear flowers at a pear orchard in Zhoujiazhuang Township of Jinzhou City, north China's Hebei Province, April 7, 2021.

Aerial photo taken on April 7, 2021 shows tea gardens in Shengzi Village of Hefeng County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province.