White mist, rolling out and enveloping Nantong city on March 12, lends the willow trees which line the Haohe River an ethereal appearance against the haze. The waterway, which flows around Nantong's old urban area in East China's Jiangsu province, is one of the four best preserved ancient moats in China. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

The branches of the willow trees drape languidly downwards, towards the surface of the Haohe River. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

Nantong locals take a stroll along the moat in the warmer spring weather, appreciating the sights, including the verdant curtains formed by the branches of the willow trees. [Photo/ntfabu.com]

A reflected image of a visitor by a willow tree, along the Haohe River. [Photo/ntfabu.com]