A new wave of cold hit East China's Shandong recently, creating beautiful rime scenery across the province.

Rime is a special type of frost - granular tufts of ice - that appears only when atmospheric conditions are right and water vapor meets the cold air.

Rime on trees creates a spectacular sight, turning scenic areas into dreamy landscapes and attracting many residents and tourists to admire their wintery beauty.

Rime ice on trees creates some otherworldly natural scenery in Mount Tai Scenic Area in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Wang Qingwen/WeChat account: SDTXTA]

Rime ice on trees creates otherworldly natural scenery in Mount Tai Scenic Area in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province. [Photo by Liu Chunlian/WeChat account: china-taishan]