Tens of thousands of people sing Ode to the Motherland to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Laiyang Pear Blossoms Festival on April 13. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Tai Chi amateurs demonstrate the Chinese traditional martial art at the opening ceremony of the 2019 Laiyang Pear Blossoms Festival on April 13. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

Apart from admiring pear blossoms, students also visit Laiyang Cretaceous Geopark to learn more about dinosaurs. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]