In winter, Sayram Lake – located in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region – is covered with sporadic snow and ice. The frozen lake looks like a giant blue amber, sealing in the ice bubbles and other delicate patterns beneath the lake surface.

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