Heavy snows recently hit the Lushan Mountain in Jiujiang city of Jiangxi Province. The snowy scenery attracts many tourists. In the interest of safety, the mountain management authority provides straw sandals for the tourists and snow chains for their cars.

A worker attaches snow chains to the tires of a car on Wednesday, January 23, 2007, at the Lushan Mountain scenic area.

Several overseas tourists put on straw sandals at the Lushan Mountain scenic area on Wednesday, January 23, 2007.

Tourists wear straw sandals and their cars are equipped with snow chains at the Lushan Mountain scenic area.

(Xinhua News Agency January 25, 2008)