CHINA

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom along the banks of Tai Lake in Wuxi city, Jiangsu province, March 29, 2003. Since 1986, Japan has been sending thousands of cherry trees to China as a contribution to a cultural exchange project called "China-Japan Friendship Cherry Ganden". Every year more than ten thousand tourists from all over the country come to Tai Lake to view the spring blooms. Picture taken March 29. REUTERS/China Photo