By ZHAO RUIXUE | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-20 08:56 Share CLOSE Caozhou Peony Garden in Heze, Shandong province, attracts tourists to take photos with the blooms. As one of the nine major peony gardens in Heze, it receives about 5,000 people every day in April. [Photo by ZONG LAISONG/FOR CHINA DAILY] Peonies do not just offer a visual feast in East China, but are also growing into an industry that revitalizes rural areas in Heze, Shandong province. In mid-April, the bright colorful expanse of peony blossoms in Caozhou Peony Garden in Heze attracted flocks of tourists to take photos with blooms of purple, pink, yellow and red.