China's property market continued to recover in March, with most of surveyed major cities reporting month-on-month rises in new home prices. 

Of 70 large and medium-sized cities surveyed in March, 62 saw new home prices climbing month on month, up from 47 in the previous month, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Monday. 

Meanwhile, eight cities reported month-on-month price declines, down from 15 in February, according to NBS data.