Source Title: The Houxi River in the Summer Palace has become a place of Internet celebrity punches. For “the most beautiful reflection”, more than 300 cats of fallen leaves are recovered per day
In the Houxi River Scenic Area of the Summer Palace, staff are retrieving fallen leaves.Photo by our reporter Wu Di
“A giant umbrella tree stretches out over the lake. When the light falls from the gaps between the leaves, the orange-red leaves reflect on the green lake. This is the most beautiful autumn in Beijing.” “Deep in the garden, the the sunlight brings the old The temperature, the maple leaves are opposite the water of the lake, is the color of autumn, sweet, stable and extremely beautiful “… In the eyes of netizens, this” most beautiful autumn “is the new Internet celebrity check-in place for the past two years – Houxi of the Summer Palace River.
The Houxi River, also called Houhu Lake, lies north of the Longevity Mountain and is relatively remote. This week, the Houxi River ushered in the most beautiful season of the year. The reporter saw that there are ash, ginkgo, hackberry, maple and quercus plants on both sides of the strait. When the temperature drops, the leaves appear orange and yellow. The colorful leaves and calm Houxi River form a rare autumn landscape in the north. The cruise boat travels back and forth between Suzhou Street and Kunming Lake by the Houxi River. Combining dynamic and static, the scenery is beautiful and pleasant, attracting a large number of tourists to come in and take photos.
Wang Peng, captain of the Summer Palace service team, told reporters that in order to create a clear and free lake area for tourists, staff clean up fallen leaves at any time. At 4:50 am, in the dark night, the workers had already gathered and were ready to start their day of work. 9:00 to 10:00 is the best time to shoot “the best reflection”. “We have to clear up the fallen leaves before large numbers of tourists arrive.” At 7, Master Li Hai supported a small boat in the water to save the fallen leaves. He used a huge net to collect the fallen leaves and put them in black garbage bags. After a while, a large garbage bag was filled. “It is filled with water and is quite heavy. It is estimated that it weighs about 100 lbs.” Master Li said, picking up a sack of fallen leaves with both hands and handing it to Master Du on the shore. After two hours of rescue, the fallen leaves across the lake were recovered clean. This type of leaf retrieval work must be done at noon and at night.After a day, at least 3 large sacks and more than 300 leaf cats can be harvested.
Around 9 am, the tourists approached one after the other and the clear mirror surface of the lake appeared on the Houxi River.The blue sky and colorful leaves were reflected in the lake, forming a natural watercolor painting. Tourists raised their cameras one after another to freeze the beauty in the camera.
