It's the enchanted forest! Internet goes crazy over 'magical wonderland' found in a Chinese university

Web users marvelled at photos of a university in China after floodwaters gave the campus surreal reflections[CN]

中国大学校园洪水过后惊现离奇倒影·景观，网络用户叹为观止。

Some compared the school to Hogwarts while others said images were like scenes from The Lord of the Rings[CN]

一些人把其比作哈利波特的学校Hogwarts，一些人却说是指环王里面的场景。

The school in Nanjing became submerged in floods after torrential rain battered the city for about three weeks[CN]

由于暴雨倾盆，连续三周，南京的学校浸没在一片汪洋之中。

Stunning: Images show the fairytale-like effect the flooding at the university has had on the campus in Nanjing[CN]

令人惊叹：图片显示，南京地区大学的洪水造就一幅仙境般的画面。

Like an enchanted forest: A woman takes photos of the beautiful lake effect that the flooding has had on the campus[CN]

如魔幻森林一般：一女子在拍照，拍下这洪水过后，美丽的湖景招。

Something out of a movie: Many internet users in the country have compared the landscape to something out of Lord of the Rings[CN]

如电影中的场景：中国很多网络用户将其比作指环王电影里头的场景。

A big clean up operation to come: Aerial view of houses being flooded in China's Anhui province shows the effect of the bad weather[CN]

百废待举：航拍照片显示，因天气恶劣的原因，中国安徽省浸没在一片汪洋之中。

Destroyed: Dongun Village in China's Anhui province has been left completely devastated by the flooding caused by heavy rains[CN]

满目疮痍：中国安徽Dongun村因暴雨连绵被湮没，满目苍夷。

Clear up: Electricians test electric poles after flooding hit the village of Dongyun causing power outages and damage to homes[CN]

善后工作：洪灾肆虐东云村造成断电，家家户户损失惨重。图为电工在测试电线杆。

Floating pavilion: Visitors view a pavilion in Wuhan which is almost entirely immersed in water after continuous rain battered the region[CN]

漂浮的寺庙：武汉地区暴雨连下，游客看到一座寺庙淹没在水中。

Disaster: Wuhan has been one of the most affected cities with trapped citizens, power outages and underground stations filled with water

Lots of water: Woman empties water from her boots in a flooded large parts of Wuhan, capital city in central China's Hubei province

Swimming pool: A stadium in Wuhan, central China's Hubei province is completely flooded after heavy rains hit the city

With the lush trees, beautiful lighting and a mersmerising reflection, this set of pictures could come straight from a fairy tale story.

In reality, this stunning scene was found yesterday on the campus of a Chinese university after the school was submerged in floodwaters brought by heavy storms.

Although the weather has caused inconvenience to students and staff, Chinese social media users seemed to have taken more interest in the school's watery views and have called the campus a 'magical wonderland', reported the People's Daily Online.

According to the report, the pictures were taken inside the Nanjing University of Science and Technology.

Part of the campus, which is situated on the lower grounds, was flooded after the city had been battered by continuous torrential downpours for about three weeks.

Pictures were quickly shared on Chinese social media, WeChat and Weibo, showing the campus and its incredible reflections in the floods. 

Social media users were so impressed they started to compare the campus to scenes from fantasy stories.

Some said it looked like Hogwarts from Harry Potter while others thought it was as striking as the settings of The Lord of the Rings and Alice in Wonderland. 

Many other users simply just marvelled at the surreal beauty of the school. 

A social media user named 'shu yingxia' commented on Weibo: 'Floods create art.'

Another user named 'du_zhong' said: 'It really was stunning.'

A third user, who claimed to be a student at the school, wrote: 'The pictures have not been modified greatly. The sun came out when the floodwaters were still there, it was so beautiful.'

However, some other users were concerned at the student's life after the flooding.

'Jiang tong tong's dad' said: 'Is this really beautiful? Who will take care of the mud and sterlisation afterwards? I'd rather not having this view, but a normal life.'

Another user named 'dong bei wang da ye' wrote: 'I am from the school. It has been very difficult to go out these days. Hopefully, authorities could help build a proper drainage system as soon as possible.'

China has been dealing with the after effects of heavy rain and flooding in the last few days with chaotic scenes seen across the southern parts of the country.

Around 32 million people have been affected by the storms, with 186 people confirmed dead, and there's been reports of escaped alligators terrorising villagers, fish swimming in the streets and people swept away by fast-moving waters. 

The country is now bracing itself for Typhoon Nepartak which is expected to hit south eastern China late on Friday.  

Heavy rains have hit the southern and eastern parts of the country over the past week. 

The worst hit regions are Zhejiang, Anhui, Hubei and Hunan in east and central China.

In Anhui province, 100 alligators escaped from their pens at a local farm after rising flood waters allowed them to swim from their enclosures.

According to the Wuhu government, the alligators are not dangerous unless they are provoked.