Rime ice creates fairytale landscape at Wudang Mountains

( chinadaily.com.cn )

Updated: 2014-01-14

A cold front, rain and snow resulted in the formation of rime ice at Wudang Mountains in Shiyan city, central China’s Hubei province, on Jan 11, and the red walls and emerald green tiles of the ancient architecture in the tourist attraction turned into a sort of fairytale landscape.

Rime refers to a coating of ice, for example, on grass and trees, formed when extremely cold water droplets freeze almost instantly on a cold surface.

In addition, bright red ribbons on trees, which contained blessings and wishes written by members of the public, also contributed to the visual effect.

Rime ice creates fairytale landscape at Wudang Mountains
Red ribbons on trees, which contain blessings and wishes written by members of the public, contribute to the visual effect created by rime, in the Wudang Mountains in Shiyan city, central China's Hubei province,on Jan 11.
Rime ice creates fairytale landscape at Wudang Mountains
People can be seen behind trees, covered in rime, in the Wudang Mountains in Shiyan city, central China's Hubei province, on Jan 11.

Edited by Niva Whyman

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