Beautiful frost appears at the top of Mount Tai in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/wechat: hitaishan]

The first frost of the year coats Tai'an ahead of the Beginning of Winter, the 19th period in the Chinese solar calendar which begins on Nov 7. [Photo/wechat: hitaishan]

A photographer preserves a record of the rime before it melts under the brilliant sunshine. [Photo/wechat: hitaishan]

The rime coats a pear tree in full blossom at Mount Tai in Tai'an, East China's Shandong province. [Photo/wechat: hitaishan]