A boy plays in the sun atNanyuan Park in Huangpu District on Wednesday.

Lichun, or Spring Begins, the first solar term, started on Wednesday, with temperatures rising.

The maximum temperature will rise from 12 degrees Celsius on Thursday to 17 degrees on Saturday but then drop to 13 degrees on Sunday, the city’s weather bureau said on Wednesday.

Lows will fluctuated from 6 to 10 degrees.

Light rain is expected during the rest of this week apart from Saturday, a sunny day but with slight PM2.15 air pollution, the ecology and environment bureau said.

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Boys have fun as spring arrives.

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A family takes a break in a city park as spring arrives.

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A burst of color to welcomes the arrival of spring.

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Justwatching the world go by as spring arrives.