Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve shows off year's best season
By Xing Fangyu
Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

According to locals, autumn is the best season in the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve. Sitting at the northwest of Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan's Province, the reserve is an unspoiled place and home to wildlife.  

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, November 2, 2019. /CGTN Photo

The reserve consists of a group of mountains with altitude ranging from 2,000m to 5,000m. The main peak is 5,430m above sea level. The plants' vertical distribution is caused by such high altitude drop. During autumn, the plants turned from golden to yellow and dark green. 

(All photos by CGTN's Qi Jianqiang and Xing Fangyu.)

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