Visitors enjoy the autumn scenery of Populus euphratica along the Tarim River in Bayinguoleng Mongolian autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang. [Photo by Qin Jie/For China Daily]
Autumn's seasonal splendor is unfolding across the nation.
The country has become a cornucopia of autumn colors, from its northern foothills to the South China Sea's islands, and from its western plateaus to its eastern farm fields.
Corn and rice are being harvested beneath ruby-red maple canopies. Thousands of paddies are ringed with green and yellow. Green lotus ponds and purple lavender adorn the mountainsides.
Harvests bring joy to farmers as they reap the products of their hard work and parents await the return of their children from the cities.
The way the season sweeps over the grasslands and forests have inspired paintings and poetry since ancient times - for good reason.
It's also a period in which to enjoy certain foods like lotus seeds, which traditional beliefs contend sustains health as the weather changes.
Indeed, fall's beauty extends beyond the visual and offers a feast for all the senses.
The fall foliage season with the blazing maples near the Mangshan Forest Park and the Ming Dynasty Tombs Reservoir in Beijing. [Photo by Song Jiayin/For China Daily]
The avenue outside the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing turns golden with gingko trees in full blossom. [Photo by Du Jianpo/For China Daily]
In Longling village, Rongshui, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, Miao ethnic girls watch snail and fish catching competition. [Photo by Huang Xiaobang/Xinhua]
An aerial photo of Hongshan Cuigu Scenic Spot in Jinan, Shandong province. [Photo provided to China Daily]
The persimmons in the Forbidden City have turned orange. [Photo by Song Jiayin/For China Daily]
More than 100 children from a kindergarten in Taicang, Jiangsu province, help gather rice under the guidance of their parents and teachers. [Photo by Ji Haixin/For China Daily]
