China's first domestically built large cruise ship, Adora Magic City, is carrying thousands of tourists from all over the country on a Spring Festival-themed six-day-and-five-night voyage.
Adora Magic City left a port in Shanghai on Monday, the 2026 Chinese New Year's Eve, to start the trip which will carry the holiday makers to Incheon and Jeju of the neighboring Republic of Korea.
After ushering in the 2026 Chinese New Year -- which is a Year of the Horse -- aboard the ship, the tourists are enjoying various performances and activities including experiencing Chinese New Year customs such as writing Spring Festival couplets.
China's first homegrown large cruise ship starts Spring Festival voyage
Rime ice blanketed the renowned Huangshan Scenic Area in east China’s Anhui Province on Tuesday, the day of the Spring Festival. Paired with rolling seas of clouds, the spectacle transformed the mountains into a shimmering fairyland, attracting throngs of visitors eager to celebrate the holiday from the mountaintops.
In the early hours, triggered by low temperatures and ample moisture, shrubs and the region’s famed ancient pines were coated in glittering frost. From afar, mountain peaks appeared cloaked in crystal, with pine branches shimmering in silver, forming a vivid, layered landscape reminiscent of a traditional Chinese painting.
Driven by mountain winds, the ever-changing sea of clouds at times filled deep valleys and at others surged over ridgelines and summits. The rare pairing of rime ice and cloud seas prompted tourists and photography enthusiasts to capture the spectacle.
The scenic area is forecast to see mostly clear weather over the next week, providing favorable conditions for holiday sightseeing.
Rime ice transforms China's renowned Huangshan Mountain into shimmering fairyland
