The China Meteorological Service Association recently released its first batch of 15 spots of natural beauty in China, including the Damao Xianbei starry sky in Songyang county, East China’s Zhejiang province, known as one of China’s top hotspots for stargazing. Photo: VCG
The Ejina Populus Euphratica Forest in Ejina Banner, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, covers an area of more than 26,000 hectares. In the autumn, the leaves of the forest turn golden, attracting scores of visitors. Photo: VCG
China’s ‘Snow Town’ is a village located in the Shuangfeng Wood Farm in Mudanjiang, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, where snowfall could last around seven months each year. Photo: VCG
The Wusong Scenic Area’s pine forest freezes over during winter. Located in Heilongjiang province, the temperature in the area hovers around minus 30 degrees Celsius. Photo: VCG
Ice bubbles are formed during the winter in Lianhua Lake, located in the Guanyin Mountain Scenic Area in Heilongjiang province. Photo: VCG
With a height of more than 2,000 meters, the peak of Laojun Mountain in Luoyang, Central China’s Henan province, sits atop a sea of clouds. Photo: VCG
The Dabieshan Rainbow Waterfall in Anqing, East China’s Anhui province, is one of the largest of its kind in East China measuring 80 meters high and 25 meters wide. Photo: VCG
Tachuan, a Hui-style mountain village in Huangshan, Anhui province, is famous for its golden and red foliage in autumn. Photo: VCG
Known as the “Village on the Clouds,” the Poshan village is located about 400 meters above sea level in Anhui province. Photo: VCG
A misty view of Yunhe Terraces in Lishui, Zhejiang province. The terrace is one of the largest in eastern China, covering an area of 51 square kilometers. Photo: VCG
Clouds enshroud Lushan Mountain in East China’s Jiangxi province for around 200 days each year. Photo: VCG
A sea of clouds surround Laoshan, a mountain located in Qingdao, East China’s Shandong province. Laoshan is the highest coastal mountain in China, with a peak of 1.1 kilometers. Photo: VCG
Glowing “blue tears” illuminates the waters of Pingtan Island in eastern China's Fujian province on April 11. Photo: VCG
Sunrise at Huazhu village in Sansha town of Fujian province in 2013. Photo: VCG
The top of the Jiuxian Mountain is covered with a sea of clouds during sunset in 2010. The mountain is located in the famous porcelain city of Dehua in Fujian. Photo: VCG