The wetland at Bosten Lake in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has turned yellow for this autumn.

Drone images taken on Tuesday show large patches of reeds lacing the vast lake, which is the largest inland freshwater lake in the country.

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(All photos by Nian Lei)

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