On Tuesday, the Tekes River National Wetland Park in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region turned pure white as rime appeared, creating a delightful vision for visitors.

Rime is ice formed when water droplets in fog freeze to the outer surfaces of objects. The wetland has been covered in silvery rime for days after a sharp drop in temperatures to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius.

Crystal-like rime glistening in the sunlight has attracted droves of tourists.

According to Sun Dongdong, director of the meteorological department in Zhaosu, the geological location and topography of Zhaosu make rime a usual occurrence during winter.

"Since Zhaosu is situated at an altitude of around 1,500 to 2,000 meters, there is a big difference in temperature between daytime and nighttime. Because of the low temperature in winter, fog can easily form at night, and then the abundance of cooled water liquid droplets makes it possible for rime to form," Sun explained.

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