Crows hover in the snow in Hokkaido. [Photo by Hu Guoqing/cpanet.org.cn]

In winter, the city and the mountains are covered with soft snow, which is beautiful and dreamy. The crow, worshipped as an auspicious bird in Japan, stands out in the white snow. Hu Guoqing, an award-winning Chinese photographer and member of the China Photographers Association, presents images of Hokkaido and crows through his lens.