Photographers try to capture the maple leaves at sunrise in Shicheng. Villagers in Wuyuan make maci , a local specialty of sesame mixed with sticky rice.
This week's destination. Fed up with the dismal weather that enshrouds Beijing every November? Why not escape to a place where there are clear, blue skies as well as colorful, spectacular scenery?
Wuyuan, a county in Jiangxi Province, while already famous for its boundless fields of golden canola flowers in spring, is increasingly becoming renowned for another of its natural beauties: the blush of red maple leaves in autumn. Scenes of cloud and mist Unlike the intense golden red color of the maple leaves that adorn Fragrant Hill in Beijing every October, the maple leaves one encounters in Shicheng village of Wuyuan are of a paler shade, closer to scarlet or claret-red.
Smaller in size, these maple leaves are at their most beguiling around at sunrise, seen against the backdrop of the morning mist and the first tender rays of sunlight. The villages at the foot of the mountain are also an indispensable part of the scenery. Shrouded by the mist, the ash-colored contours of those houses create a sense of nostalgia reminiscent of sentiments expressed in ancient Chinese poems.
Brought to public's attention by a group of photography enthusiasts in , the maple leaves in Wuyuan, like the canola flowers in the region, have quickly gained a reputation for their unique beauty.
