Peach blossoms come into full bloom ahead of the Chinese New Year holiday in Guangzhou’s Haibei village. [Photo by Zhang Ziwang, Xiao Xiong / Southen.com]

Peach blossoms are highly prized in Cantonese culture as they are symbols of love and good fortune, and families in Guangzhou will often decorate their homes with peach blossoms during the Chinese New Year holiday.

Recently, the peach blossoms in Haibei village, the most famous place for peach blossoms in Guangzhou, became the first to bloom this year.

Haibei village is one of the two most famous villages for peach blossoms in Guangzhou. [Photo by Zhang Ziwang, Xiao Xiong / Southen.com]

Visitors take pictures among the peach trees in Haibei village, Guangzhou. [Photo by Zhang Ziwang, Xiao Xiong / Southen.com]

Children play in the peach trees in Haibei village, Guangzhou. [Photo by Zhang Ziwang, Xiao Xiong / Southen.com]

An overhead view of peach trees in Haibei village, where the peach blossoms are in full bloom. [Photo by Zhang Ziwang, Xiao Xiong / Southen.com]