Chinese university creates cherry blossom filter to stop selfie tourists damaging trees

Wuhan University teams up with video platform Douyin to create a visual effect that mimics falling petals to stop visitors shaking the trees.

A Chinese university has created a special filter to mimic the effects of falling cherry blossoms to stop tourists damaging the trees for the sake of a selfie.

Wuhan University in central China is famed for its thousand cherry trees, which attract large crowds of visitors when they bloom in the spring.