At the center of Jinyue Lake, there is a pavilion where people can invite friends to take a break and enjoy the aroma of a cup of tea. Meanwhile, they can also visit the pavilion alone, appreciating the scenery of mountains, the setting sun, flying birds, ancient trees and other things around the tranquil lake in every season.

Yueba village in autumn [Photo by unspecified photographer]

There is a homestay on the bank of Jinyue Lake. It was a natural place for humans to settle down adjacent to water in the past. It is Jinyue Lake that has sustained the lives of people here for hundreds of years.

The mountains of Yueba village in autumn [Photo/Chen Ping]

Yueba village [Photo/Zhu Jie]

An aerial view of snow-covered Yueba village[Photo/Chen Ping]

Snow-capped mountains surrounding Yueba village [Photo/Wang Deqiang]

Thanks to a brook originating from surrounding mountains, Yueba has become a poetic and picturesque place. Local residents have developed affectionate ties with the mountain spring flowing through the village.

A house at Yueba village [Photo/Zhu Jie]

A low-rise building at Yueba village in the morning [Photo/Zhang Jurong]

People can smell the fragrance of homemade liquor from afar before they reach small streets of Yueba. The smell has become beautiful memory jointly cherished by its residents.

The  night view of Yueba village [Photo/Chen Ping]

Yueba used to be a major courier station linking Guangyuan's Zhaohua ancient town and Qifo township. Merchants transported an array of daily necessities such as tea, tobacco and salt with mules along the route.

The regular visits of merchants contributed to the birth and development of a marketplace at Yueba.

A snowy scenery of Yueba village [Photo/Xue Qin]

There are many willow trees along two sides of the roads in Yueba. It is said that people in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) planted willows to help them keep the rainy and hot weather at bay. It is also said that these trees were planted under the order of Emperor Li Longji (685-762) to relieve the headaches of Yang Yuhuan, an imperial concubine of Li known for her extraordinary beauty.

An aerial view of road connecting Yueba village with the outside world [Photo/Zuo Changzhou]

Nowadays, visitors often take a branch of a willow tree away with them before their departure from Yueba, wishing to live longer and be blessed with luck.