A cute white cat peeks out of a hole with only its head visible. A long­eared rabbit licks its lips while looking up at a carrot. A blue stream flows out of a dense forest.

　　These aren't real scenes in a natural park. Instead, they're paintings in tree holes on a road in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province. Hundreds of people are visiting the artistic road to take photos of the new paintings, causing traffic jams.

　　The creator of these eye­catching paintings is Wang Yue, 23, a senior majoring in visual communication design at Dalian Polytechnic University. Wang describes her tree hole paintings as "a beautiful journey" through which she adds fun to her hometown.

　　"When I saw that the trees by the roadside had lost all their leaves, the ugly tree holes became obvious，" she said.

　　"I thought if I could paint some interesting scenes in these holes they might add some color to the city."

　　But Wang was worried that the pigments in her watercolors could hurt the trees. After consulting environmental specialists and getting permission from city officials, Wang gathered her color palette, brushes and a stool and got to work.

　　With her simple tools, Wang can draw attentively for a whole day. "My first painting was of rosy clouds, but many passers­by couldn't understand it. Perhaps it was too abstract."

After that, she began to paint animals. Using her paintbrush she creatively placed