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Wuhan recovers its cherry blossom festival one year later

Wuhan, Mar 22 (EFE).- A year after the world's first Covid-19 lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan, which recorded the first outbreak of the virus, the city can once again celebrate its spectacular cherry blossom festival.There are more than 500,000 cherry trees in the city, although tourists often choose two parks in particular to admire them: Wuhan University and East Lake, which officials say is as famous as cherry blossom parks in Nagasaki and Washington, with 10,000 of the trees spread over more than 28 hectares.Hundreds of people flock to East Lake despite the cold morning mist and drizzle that causes the trees to shed their petals faster than usual. (Camera: VICTOR ESCRIBANO).SHOT LIST: THE CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL IN WUHAN, CHINA.SOUND BITES: ZOU HUI, DIRECTOR OF THE EAST LAKE CHERRY GARDEN AND WALLACE WANT, MANAGER OF THE FORMER QINGCHUAN HOTEL (IN MANDARIN).TRANSLATIONS:1.- Zou Hui, director of the East Lake cherry garden: "Every year we celebrate the cherry blossom festival. Many people choose to come to Wuhan to appreciate the cherry blossoms."2.- Wallace Wang, manager of the former Qingchuan hotel: "Personally, I am confident that we will get better and better despite going through hard times last year."