An aerial view of the terraced fields in Qianxi, Guizhou province, cloaked in white rime. [Photo by Wu Chuanjuan/For chinadaily.com.cn]

A fresh cold front swept the south in recent days, coating the terraced fields of Qianxi, Guizhou province, with white rime.

The verdant distant peaks are wrapped in a pale mist that drifts slowly above the fields.

Steep terrain limits farmland in Guizhou, so residents have long reclaimed and cultivated the small plots on the hillsides that circle their villages.