Ili horses gallop through snow during the winter season, Zhaosu County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CMG

A herd of Ili horses gallops across the snow-covered grasslands in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CMG

Local herdsmen participate in a winter horse run, a major attraction for visitors to northwest China. /CMG

Herdsmen drive a group of Ili horses across the snowy plains of Zhaosu County. /CMG

Tourists watch and take photos from the sidelines as herdsmen drive horses across the winter landscape. /CMG

A man rides a horse in a horse field in Zhaosu County. /CGTN

Herds of horses dash through a river in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a local tradition known as "Heavenly Horses bathing in the river." /CMG

Water splashes as hundreds of horses dash across the river, Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CMG

Local herdsmen drive a herd of Ili horses through the waterways. /CMG

Horses graze and run through the green grasslands of Zhaosu during the summer season. /CMG

A herd of horses on the high-altitude basin at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. /CMG