Birds take wing at the Wolong Lake wetlands in Kangping county in Shenyang, in Liaoning province. [Photo/WeChat account of Kangping tourism]

Kangping county in Shenyang, capital city of Northeast China’s Liaoning province, kicked off its spring tourism season with a flourish on April 3, according to local officials.

Officials said that a bird watching festival at the Wolong Lake ecological preservation area, an apricot blossom arts festival, a kite festival, a fruit picking festival, as well as photography contests, will be staged this spring.