Blooming cherry blossoms are framed against the level terraces, as if to announce the arrival of spring in Huangshan.
A glitzy conference called Huangshan Four Seasons • Meet In Spring was staged on Feb 28 in Huangshan city, Anhui province, with invitations issued to guests from around the world.
Huangshan city in Anhui province has achieved fruitful results in terms of protecting and making use of its traditional villages in recent years.
Jaw-dropping banks of clouds can be seen for 52 days a year on average, with the most spectacular usually appearing from December to April.
To the delight of bird-watchers and ornithologists, a pair of Chinese mergansers were spotted on Feb 18, flying and playing on the Changjiang River in Qimen county.
Huangshan Jiehui Environmental Protection Technology Co Ltd won a raft of orders after it attended an event in France.
To overcome the recent shortage of mandarin fish supplies, Huangshan district in Huangshan city, Anhui province invested 1.2 million yuan ($174,117.48) in April last year to develop a recirculating aquaculture system spanning 1,300 square meters.
The traditional Chinese Longtaitou Festival, or Dragon-Head-Raising Festival, falls on the second day of the second lunar month, symbolizing the start of spring and the annual farming cycle. This year it took place on February 21.
