Egret Valley

　　The idyllic scene described in the famous Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Zhihe’s poem "Fisherman’s Song" — "White egrets fly in front of West Mountain, peach blossoms bloom where fish fat swim in the stream. Green straw hats, green raincoats — no need to go home in the slanting wind and drizzle" — can now be found in Egret Valley at West Mountain in Miaoxi Town, Wuxing District.

　　Egret Valley is located south of West Mountain and is named for the large flocks of egrets that gather and nest here from March to October each year.

　　In the early spring, peach blossoms blanket the valley like morning glow; in midsummer, fish and shrimp leap joyfully in the streams; in golden autumn, red leaves paint the mountains; and even in the depths of winter, the valley remains lush and green.