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Morning Mist Creates Scenic Views In Yixian - China

This photo shows the Qishu Lake shrouded in morning mist in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 14, 2025. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morning Mist Creates Scenic Views In Yixian - China

A drone photo shows tourists enjoying the scenery of Qishu Lake in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 14, 2025. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morning Mist Creates Scenic Views In Yixian - China

This photo shows the Qishu Lake shrouded in morning mist in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 14, 2025. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Morning Mist Creates Scenic Views In Yixian - China

A drone photo shows the Qishu Lake shrouded in morning mist in Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province, Nov. 14, 2025. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lanterns - China

Villagers parade with fish-shaped lanterns in Wangmantian Village of Xitou Town in Shexian County, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 10, 2025. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune and parade with them cheerfully around the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar, or February 12 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lantern Performance - China

A fish-shaped lantern performance team parades at Hongcun Village, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 11, 2025. Locals paraded with fish-shaped lanterns on the eve of the Lantern Festival at Hongcun Village, attracting many tourists. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Fish-Shaped Lantern Performance - China

A fish-shaped lantern performance team parades at Hongcun Village, Huangshan City of east China's Anhui Province, February 11, 2025. Locals paraded with fish-shaped lanterns on the eve of the Lantern Festival at Hongcun Village, attracting many tourists. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spring Festival Preparation - China

Children try lion dance at a kindergarten in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, on January 17, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on January 29 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spring Festival Preparation - China

Children try lion dance at a kindergarten in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, on January 17, 2025. Various activities were held across the country to welcome the upcoming Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on January 29 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mid-Autumn Festival - China

Folk artists perform carbon flower dance, creating sparks by burning charcoal, for tourists in Xiuning County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, September 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on September 17 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mid-Autumn Festival - China

A folk artist performs carbon flower dance, creating sparks by burning charcoal, for tourists in Xiuning County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, September 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on September 17 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mid-Autumn Festival - China

A folk artist performs carbon flower dance, creating sparks by burning charcoal, for tourists in Xiuning County, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, September 16, 2024. Chinese enjoyed a three-day holiday for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which fell on September 17 this year. Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240726) -- BEIJING, July 26, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A drone photo taken on July 25, 2024 shows visitors cooling off at a water park in Qianxian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members clean a waterlogged street at Chengkan Village in Huizhou District, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Volunteers make handicrafts with children at a relocation site in Hanshan Village of Yansi Township, Huizhou District of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Staff members reinforce flood defence with sandbags at the Luo Dongshu ancestral hall in Chengkan Village of Huizhou District, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Volunteers make handicrafts with children at a relocation site in Hanshan Village of Yansi Township, Huizhou District of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members reinforce flood defence with sandbags at the Luo Dongshu ancestral hall in Chengkan Village of Huizhou District, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-RAINFALL (CN)

(240627) -- HUANGSHAN, June 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members clean a waterlogged street at Chengkan Village in Huizhou District, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 27, 2024. As persistent heavy rainfall hit Huangshan City of Anhui Province recently, personnel of different sectors have been mobilized for rescue and relief work. China's national observatory on Thursday renewed an orange alert for rainstorms as heavy rainfall is expected to continue to lash several regions of the country, including Anhui Province. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-MOUNTAINS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240619) -- HUANGSHAN, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows people visiting the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in China's Anhui Province. In recent years, persistent endeavor has been made to protect eco-environment in central region of the country, providing green foundation for high-quality development. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-MOUNTAINS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240619) -- HUANGSHAN, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows a view at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in China's Anhui Province. In recent years, persistent endeavor has been made to protect eco-environment in central region of the country, providing green foundation for high-quality development. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-MOUNTAINS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240619) -- HUANGSHAN, June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows people visiting the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in China's Anhui Province. In recent years, persistent endeavor has been made to protect eco-environment in central region of the country, providing green foundation for high-quality development. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-MOUNTAINS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240619) -- HUANGSHAN, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows a view at the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in China's Anhui Province. In recent years, persistent endeavor has been made to protect eco-environment in central region of the country, providing green foundation for high-quality development. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-MOUNTAINS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240619) -- HUANGSHAN, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 1, 2024 shows people visiting the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in China's Anhui Province. In recent years, persistent endeavor has been made to protect eco-environment in central region of the country, providing green foundation for high-quality development. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-CENTRAL REGION-MOUNTAINS-AERIAL VIEW (CN)

(240619) -- HUANGSHAN, June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows people visiting the Huangshan Mountain scenic area in China's Anhui Province. In recent years, persistent endeavor has been made to protect eco-environment in central region of the country, providing green foundation for high-quality development. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-DUANWU-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows teams competing during a dragon boat race in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. To celebrate the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races were held in many places in China. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-DUANWU-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows teams competing during a dragon boat race in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. To celebrate the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races were held in many places in China. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-DUANWU-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Teams compete during a dragon boat race in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2024. To celebrate the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races were held in many places in China. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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#CHINA-DUANWU-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows teams competing during a dragon boat race in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. To celebrate the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races were held in many places in China. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-DUANWU-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 8, 2024 shows teams competing during a dragon boat race in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. To celebrate the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races were held in many places in China. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-DUANWU-DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL-PREPARATION (CN)

(240608) -- BEIJING, June 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teams compete during a dragon boat race in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, June 8, 2024. To celebrate the upcoming Duanwu, or the Dragon Boat Festival, dragon boat races were held in many places in China. The festival is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month on the Chinese lunar calendar to commemorate ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan from the Warring States Period (475-221 B.C.). (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-TIANDU PEAK-REOPENING (CN)

(240523) -- HUANGSHAN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Tiandu peak in Huangshan Mountain scenic area in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. The Tiandu peak, one of the most popular sites in Huangshan Mountain scenic area, has recently reopened after a rotational closure period which allows nature to rest and self-repair. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-TIANDU PEAK-REOPENING (CN)

(240523) -- HUANGSHAN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Tiandu peak in Huangshan Mountain scenic area in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. The Tiandu peak, one of the most popular sites in Huangshan Mountain scenic area, has recently reopened after a rotational closure period which allows nature to rest and self-repair. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN MOUNTAIN-TIANDU PEAK-REOPENING (CN)

(240523) -- HUANGSHAN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows tourists visiting the Tiandu peak in Huangshan Mountain scenic area in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. The Tiandu peak, one of the most popular sites in Huangshan Mountain scenic area, has recently reopened after a rotational closure period which allows nature to rest and self-repair. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-STUMP-TAILED-MACAQUES (CN)

(240522) -- HUANGSHAN, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Huangshan stump-tailed macaque is seen on Huangshan mountain, east China's Anhui Province on May 20, 2024. Huangshan Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca thibetana huangshanensis), a species unique to Huangshan area of China, often showing up in groups in dense forests and canyons, climbing branches and cliffs with ease, is under China's second-class national protection. (Xinhua/Shi Yalei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-STUMP-TAILED-MACAQUES (CN)

(240522) -- HUANGSHAN, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Huangshan stump-tailed macaque is seen on Huangshan mountain, east China's Anhui Province on May 20, 2024. Huangshan Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca thibetana huangshanensis), a species unique to Huangshan area of China, often showing up in groups in dense forests and canyons, climbing branches and cliffs with ease, is under China's second-class national protection. (Xinhua/Shi Yalei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-STUMP-TAILED-MACAQUES (CN)

(240522) -- HUANGSHAN, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Huangshan stump-tailed macaque is seen on Huangshan mountain, east China's Anhui Province on May 20, 2024. Huangshan Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca thibetana huangshanensis), a species unique to Huangshan area of China, often showing up in groups in dense forests and canyons, climbing branches and cliffs with ease, is under China's second-class national protection. (Xinhua/Shi Yalei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-STUMP-TAILED-MACAQUES (CN)

(240522) -- HUANGSHAN, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Huangshan stump-tailed macaque is seen on Huangshan mountain, east China's Anhui Province on May 20, 2024. Huangshan Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca thibetana huangshanensis), a species unique to Huangshan area of China, often showing up in groups in dense forests and canyons, climbing branches and cliffs with ease, is under China's second-class national protection. (Xinhua/Shi Yalei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-STUMP-TAILED-MACAQUES (CN)

(240522) -- HUANGSHAN, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists look at a Huangshan stump-tailed macaque on Huangshan mountain, east China's Anhui Province on May 20, 2024. Huangshan Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca thibetana huangshanensis), a species unique to Huangshan area of China, often showing up in groups in dense forests and canyons, climbing branches and cliffs with ease, is under China's second-class national protection. (Xinhua/Shi Yalei)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HUANGSHAN-STUMP-TAILED-MACAQUES (CN)

(240522) -- HUANGSHAN, May 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A Huangshan stump-tailed macaque is seen on Huangshan mountain, east China's Anhui Province on May 20, 2024. Huangshan Stump-tailed Macaque (Macaca thibetana huangshanensis), a species unique to Huangshan area of China, often showing up in groups in dense forests and canyons, climbing branches and cliffs with ease, is under China's second-class national protection. (Xinhua/Shi Yalei)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240505) -- BEIJING, May 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows people visiting an ancient village in Yixian County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. Traffics have surged at tourist attractions throughout the country during the 5-day May Day holiday beginning on May 1. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-MAY DAY HOLIDAY-TOURISM (CN)

(240504) -- HUANGSHAN, May 4, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial drone photo taken on May 4, 2024 shows people visiting an ancient village in Yixian County in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province. Traffics have surged at tourist attractions throughout the country during the 5-day May Day holiday beginning on May 1. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SPRING TEA-HARVEST (CN)#

(240328) -- HUANGSHAN, March 28, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer shows fresh tea leaves at a tea garden in Xixi'nan Township in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 27, 2024. Tea farmers and enterprises are busy harvesting and processing spring tea leaves to meet the consumer demand lately. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240327) -- BEIJING, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows the scenery through a window of a bullet train running on the Chizhou-Huangshan high-speed railway during test operation in east China's Anhui Province. Connecting Chizhou Station and Yixian County East Station in Huangshan City, the Chizhou-Huangshan high-speed railway started test operation on Tuesday. With a total length of about 125 kilometers, the railway has a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-CHIZHOU-HUANGSHAN-HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-TEST OPERATION (CN)

(240326) -- HUANGSHAN, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 26, 2024 shows the scenery through a window of a bullet train running on the Chizhou-Huangshan high-speed railway during test operation in east China's Anhui Province. Connecting Chizhou Station and Yixian County East Station in Huangshan City, the Chizhou-Huangshan high-speed railway started test operation on Tuesday. With a total length of about 125 kilometers, the railway has a designed speed of 350 kilometers per hour. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-CHUNFEN-SPRING (CN)

(240320) -- BEIJING, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo shows tourists admiring spring scenery in Shitan Village of Xiakeng Town, Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, March 20, 2024. Wednesday marks the spring equinox, or Chunfen in Chinese, the fourth solar term in the Chinese lunar calendar, this year. After the spring equinox, the days get longer, the weather becomes warmer and plants start to grow fast. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240224) -- BEIJING, Feb. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-SHEXIAN COUNTY-LANTERN FESTIVAL-FISH-SHAPED LANTERN (CN)

(240223) -- SHEXIAN, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The fish-shaped lantern performing team patrol in Wangmantian Village, Shexian County of Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Feb. 22, 2024. Local villagers have the tradition to make fish-shaped lanterns to pray for harvest and good fortune on the Lantern Festival, which falls on the 15th day of the first lunar month, or Feb. 24 this year. (Photo by Shi Yalei/Xinhua)