Guo Guangsen spent the first half of his life as a forest ranger in the Dongzhai National Nature Reserve, located in Luoshan county, Xinyang, central China's Henan Province. After retirement, he became a bird guide, helping birdwatchers find their way.
At an altitude of more than 2,000 meters, Lebugou remains quiet before the sun rises above the mountain peaks. Yet Dawa Butri has already spent two hours working in the tea fields of Simu village, Gongri township, Cona, a county-level city under Shannan in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Photo shows delicate traditional garments and creative cultural products at the inheritance center for Kyimxi pulu, a Tibetan woolen fabric, in Kyimxi township, Gonggar county, Shannan city, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (People's Daily Online/Tsering Norbu) The road south along the Yarlung Zangbo River carries a faint scent of wool as it winds into Kyimxi township, Gonggar county, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.
Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, is nestled among mountains and crossed by streams. Photo shows an aerial view of Zhaoxing Dong Village in Liping county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province.