A magical & mystical day trip

A 3-D graffiti in Luoyuan, Jinhua county, Zhejiang province. [Shen Zhicheng/China Daily]

A tiny village in Zhejiang province is making its mark on the nation even as artists leave their mark on the village. As news has spread of the whimsical 3-D graffiti in Luoyuan, in Jinhua county, a trickle of tourists who want to see them seems gradually to be turning into a torrent, appropriate given Luoyuan's location, straddling a river of the same name. From afar the art comes across as a colorful tapestry wrapped in the dark green, undulating mountains in which the village rests.