Award winning photos highlight beauty of Hechi

The award-winning pictures of a photo contest sponsored by the natural resources bureau of Hechi were unveiled recently.

A total of 120 photographic works were selected out of the 2,116 entries submitted, with 22 ultimately winning a prize.

The photo contest, which was initiated at the beginning of June, was aimed at celebrating the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and to tell the story of Hechi in that time period.

This photo fully displays the splendor and beauty of Nandan in autumn, which wins first prize in the natural scenery category of the contest. [Photo by Bian Jianmin/Hechi Daily]

The photo, Mei Li Shen Qi De Yue Liang Shan (Beautiful and Miraculous Moon Mountain), wins second prize in the natural scenery category of the contest. It shows the magnificent mountain views in Huanjiang Maonan autonomous county, Hechi. [Photo by Yuan Gang/Hechi Daily]