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Nature's Symphony in NW China's Xinjiang: Sayram Lake foreshadows spring's melodic ice-melting season

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Ice starts to melt in the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei
Ice starts to melt in the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei

Ice starts to melt in the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei

In late February, temperatures began to rise in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. This land of boundless beauty, where vast landscapes meet the sky, was preparing for its seasonal transformation. Nestled in the ​Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, the ​Sayram Lake​ entered its enchanting ice-melting season, a spectacle that seemed to breathe life into the frozen expanse.

The melting ice advances in unison toward the shore of the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei
The melting ice advances in unison toward the shore of the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei

The melting ice advances in unison toward the shore of the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei

Under the delicate touch of nature's hand, the melting ice advanced in unison toward the shore as if choreographed by an unseen force. From afar, the ice floes stretched across the lake like silken ribbons, their glistening forms weaving a tapestry of wonder and grandeur. It was a moment where the raw power and serene beauty of nature converged, leaving onlookers in awe.

Ice starts to melt in the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei
Ice starts to melt in the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei

Ice starts to melt in the ​Sayram Lake​ in Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, February 26, 2025. /Zhong Dawei

(Photo provided by China Media Groups's YiLiDuSi YaSen and Zhong Dawei form Bortala Integrated Media Center)

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