The feather-like leaves of swamp cypress trees in Doumen District have taken on golden and reddish hues due to colder weather. Throngs of visitors are expected through the Spring Festival holiday (Feb 11 to 17) before the stately trees turn green once more.

They can be admired at Fenzhou Village of Lianzhou Town, Shangzhou Village of Doumen Town, and Huangyang River Wetland and Xiashan parks. The trees are also known as taxodium distichum and bald cypress, because after the flat leaves turn color, they fall leaving the tree looking bare.

White egrets fly above crystal-clear water against the vivid background of swamp cypress trees on Shazaiwei Island, Fenzhou Village

Leaves of swamp cypress trees add color to Shazaiwei, where two streams merge into the Huangyang River

Photo taken at Huangyang River Wetland Park east of Xidi Road where the 2,300 swamp cypress trees attract hordes of visitors

Swamp cypress trees along the 2-km (1.24-mile) rural road between Liwu bus stop and Shangzhou Village are golden prior to turning red

Colorful swamp cypress trees cover 2.1 mu (.14 hectare, .34 acre) at Xiashan Lake on East Xiashan Road [Photos by Zhao Zi / Zhuhai Daily]