Compared to the same period last year, gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 4.5%, official figures show.
BBC reports the key measure of economic activity was driven up by a boost in household spending and rising factory activity.
Beijing pledged to boost the world's second largest economy when it lifted coronavirus measures in December.
Also on Tuesday, separate data for March showed that retail sales, the main indicator of household consumption, jumped by 10.6%, compared to a year earlier.
