Yueba is a mountainous village about 40 kilometers away from Guangyuan, a city in Southwest China's Sichuan province. Its unique location and high altitude have earned it the nickname "the place with the shortest distance to the moon".

An aerial photo of Yueba village in spring [Photo/Chen Ping]

An aerial view of Yueba village in autumn [Photo/Chen Ping]

An aerial view of Yueba in the morning [Photo/Zhu Jie]

The alpine village boasts lakes, marshes, meadows and wetlands. It is a nice escape from the hustle and bustle of modern living, allowing people to taste the beauty of tranquility and ponder the essence of life.

The brook at Yueba village [Photo/Wang Deqiang]

An alpine lake at Yueba village [Photo/Xu Meigen]

Lake and wetland at Yueba village [Photo/Zuo Changzhou]

At the center of Jinyue Lake, there is a pavilion where people can invite friends to take a break and enjoy the aroma of a cup of tea. Meanwhile, they can also visit the pavilion alone, appreciating the scenery of mountains, the setting sun, flying birds, ancient trees and other things around the tranquil lake in every season.

Yueba village in autumn [Photo by unspecified photographer]

There is a homestay on the bank of Jinyue Lake. It was a natural place for humans to settle down adjacent to water in the past. It is Jinyue Lake that has sustained the lives of people here for hundreds of years.

The mountains of Yueba village in autumn [Photo/Chen Ping]

A snowy scenery of Yueba village [Photo/Xue Qin]

There are many willow trees along two sides of the roads in Yueba. It is said that people in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) planted willows to help them keep the rainy and hot weather at bay. It is also said that these trees were planted under the order of Emperor Li Longji (685-762) to relieve the headaches of Yang Yuhuan, an imperial concubine of Li known for her extraordinary beauty.

Nowadays, visitors often take a branch of a willow tree away with them before their departure from Yueba, wishing to live longer and be blessed with luck.