In this Week in Photos, visitors of a park in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, wishing to make the most of their three-day Tomb-Sweeping Festival holiday have to vie for space with rows and rows of shared bikes. Elsewhere, floating willow catkins and low-hanging clouds are source of wonder, and a cat being transported in its very own backpack gets a good look at Tongji University’s cherry blossom trees.
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An aerial view of Dongtianzhuang Village in Anxin County, on of the three counties that are to become the new special economic zone Xiongan New Area in Hebei province, April 5, 2017. Zhang Zhi/VCG
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A man decorates a tomb with plastic flowers to commemorate departed family members in Kuqa County, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 4, 2017. Yuan Huanhuan/VCG
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Children play with willow catkins in Beijing, April 8, 2017. VCG
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A man carries his pet cat as he walks by cherry blossoms on the campus of Tongji University in Shanghai, April 4, 2017. Aly Song/Reuters
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Low-hanging clouds float past a suspension bridge in Enshi, Hubei province, April 4, 2017. Wen Lin/Xinhua
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Crowds of tourists and thousands of shared bikes vie for space in Shenzhen Bay Park during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival holiday, Shenzhen, Guangdong province, April 3, 2017. IC
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A Chinese dancer dressed in imperial garb waits to perform in a public memorial ceremony for the legendary Yellow Emperor in Huangling County, Shaanxi Province, April 4, 2017. Stephen Shaver/VCG