In early winter, a kaleidoscope of colors covers Taizhou city, thanks to the foliage of the ginkgo, phoenix, metasoia, and maple trees.

With the Chinese New Year just around the corner, the folks in the Jiangyan district are now frantically busy preparing their local festive food.

The air is crisp and the light is sharp after a fresh snowfall at a lake in Taizhou city.

Tens of thousands of migratory birds have arrived at Lixiahe Wetland Park in Xinghua – a county-level city administered by Taizhou city – to spend the winter.