Mists envelop Hechi village

As autumn stretches its legs and inches closer to full blown winter, frosty air blows south, transforming villages in the hilly Jinchengjiang district in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region into mist-filled dwelling akin to something found in a fantasy novel.

The mist-shrouded Hongsha village in Hechi's Jinchengjiang district on Nov 5. [Photo by Gao Dongfeng/Hechi Daily]

The winding mist encircles Hongsha village in Hechi's Jinchengjiang district, on Nov 5. [Photo by Gao Dongfeng/Hechi Daily]

Heavy, low-lying clouds gather above Hongsha village on Nov 5. [Photo by Gao Dongfeng/Hechi Daily]