The variation in the concentration of salt, bacteria and algae makes this salt lake in Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province resemble a vibrant color palette from above in August 2022. /CFP

A tiny insect looks like an alien in this close-up photograph taken by amateur photographer Pete Burford in Shropshire, England. /CFP

A bright rainbow was photographed over the Yellow River's Hukou Waterfall in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi in October 2022. /CFP

Breeder Muhammad Hassan Naranjo was pictured displaying the long ears of his goat Simba in Karachi, Pakistan in July 2022. /CFP

A spectacular aerial view of the half-turbid and half-clear waters of the Yellow River flowing into the Liujiaxia Reservoir in the Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Gansu Province after heavy downpours in June 2022. /CFP

People wearing traditional clothes celebrated Naadam Festival in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in July 2022. /CFP

A ripened, bright red fruit of the endangered "corpse flower" was photographed in the China National Botanical Garden in Beijing in October 2022. /CFP

A total of 520 drones depicted popular Olympics mascot Bing Dwen Dwen in the night sky over Guangzhou City, south China's Guangdong Province to cheer for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics athletes on Valentine's Day, February 14, 2022. /CFP

A splendid autumn scene was photographed in Dunhuang City, northwest China's Gansu Province when most regions across China were in "the autumn mode" in October 2022. /CFP

Beijing's largest natural ice rink, located at the Summer Palace, opened on January 10, ahead of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Visitors were pictured enjoying ice cycling and chair sleds in the 300,000-square-meter area. /CFP