Cedar and Rime: The Stunning Photography Spot of Xianfeng Mountain Rime—A Wonderland of Ice Sculptures and Jade Carvings

Stepping onto Xianfeng Mountain in the early morning, the cold mist wraps the hills like a thin veil, the snow underfoot crunching softly, and the breath you exhale instantly dissipates into the cool breeze. Looking up, the entire mountain seems enchanted—the originally robust pines and cypresses have turned into jade-like trees, each leaf tip adorned with delicate ice crystals. Sunlight filters through the mist, refracting tiny beams of light. Walking through the forest feels like passing through a palace made of crystal. Walking slowly along the wooden plank path, the mist thickens and thins intermittently. When thick, the shadows of trees ahead are just vague outlines, and ice crystals melt into tiny droplets at your fingertips; when thin, the ridgeline in the distance gradually becomes clear, and the rime covering the mountainside looks like thousands of jade hairpins gently swaying in the wind. Occasionally, snow falls softly from the branches, creating a delicate sound that breaks the almost frozen silence. Reaching the viewing platform halfway up the mountain, the view suddenly opens up. The entire forest spreads out like a white painting, where rime and sea of clouds intertwine, making it hard to tell whether the snow has dyed the clouds or the clouds have dropped the snow. By noon, as the sunlight grows stronger, the ice crystals begin to melt, and slender icicles hang from the branches, refracting colorful light—a different kind of vitality. Winter here is never bleak; the rime, in its purest form, transforms the forest into a tangible fairy tale. There’s no need to chase anything—just stand quietly, watch the ice crystals shimmer in the sunlight, listen to the gentle sound of the wind passing through the jade-like trees, and you’ll feel that all the waiting is worthwhile.