A bridge on West Lake's Yanggong Causeway is engulfed in golden autumn leaves in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, November 18, 2020. /CFP

The leaves of dawn redwoods and Chinese parasol trees turn golden in late autumn. /CFP

West Lake's beauty stands out in any season. As Su Shi, an eminent Chinese poet of the Song Dynasty, once wrote: "The West Lake looks like the fair lady at her best, whether she is richly adorned or plainly dressed." /CFP