Spring is coming! We can see flowers blooming again. The peach blossom (桃花) is one of those flowers. (A)It usually blooms in March and April.
If you want to see peach blossoms, you can go to Pinggu in Beijing, Nanhui in Shanghai or Longquan in Chengdu. But the most special place to go is Nyingchi (林芝) in Tibet. Under the blue sky, white snow covers the mountains. (B)At the foot of the mountains, there are many pink peach blossoms.
Chinese people love peach blossoms. Many people write poems about this flower. People usually compare (把. . . . . . 比作) the peach blossom to beautiful young women. One famous line says: "In this house on this day last year a pink face vied (竞争); In beauty with the pink peach blossom side by side (去年今日此门中，人面桃花相映红). " (C)It means that the peach blossom is like the blush (红晕) on a woman's face.
Chinese people also say "to have peach blossom luck (走桃花运)". It means being lucky in love. Some people's eyes are the shape of peach petals (花瓣).
We call these eyes "taohuayan (桃花眼)". These people may have "peach blossom luck".
