Cherry Blossom in Washington D.C.

Tourists walk beneath cherry blossom trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington D.C., the United States, on March 18, 2012. The annual Cherry Blossom Festival will begin here on March 20, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of 3,000 Japanese cherry blossom trees to Washington in 1912. <Photo: Xinhua/Lin Yu>

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