Despite the city's rapid growth, the valleyites still gather every summer for the traditional river festival.

At dawn, the valleyite climbed the stone steps to light the lanterns that lined the village.

The hikers admired the wildflowers carpeting the valleysides as they followed the river.

Photographers hiked across the ridge to capture the morning light spilling into the valleylets below.

We stumbled upon a secluded valleylet carpeted with wildflowers and bathed in late-afternoon light.