The frozen surface of a lake in Hohhot, capital city of North China's Inner Mongolia autonomous region, starts to melt, heralding the approach of spring. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]

Residents take time out to go cycling along a river in Hohhot, to really enjoy the arrival of spring. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]

The season of spring has turned the landscape verdant and lush in Hohhot, in Inner Mongolia. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]

A kid has a ball riding his scooter along a river in Hohhot. [Photo/Hohhot Evening News]