As early winter arrives, Slender West Lake in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province, has welcomed its most beautiful season, in which a variety of colors can be seen everywhere.

Efforts over the past five years in developing the sector are starting to bear fruit, Yang Feiyue reports.

A bird's eye view of Songjiacheng scenic area in Yangzhou, East China's Jiangsu province.

Yangzhou's Arts and Crafts Museum opened a new pavilion dedicated to works of intangible cultural heritage on Nov 30.

Snapshots of Yangzhou in winter