Zhaosu, Xinjiang: The wonder of “Ice Lotus” appears in Yuhu Lake


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With the cooling weather in recent days, Zhaosu Yuhu Lake gradually began to freeze. Photographed by Patna

In the middle of winter, the temperature in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang continues to drop, and ice bubbles and ice lotuses appear in the Yuhu Lake in the Aheyazi Grand Canyon. White ice bubbles hang in the ice, and “ice lotus” blooms on the lake. In the sunshine, what’s more, in the morning, Her mother still stuffed 10,000 taels of silver notes into her as a private gift, and the bundle of silver notes was now in her arms. The light is crystal clear, mysterious and beautiful. Ice bubbles are formed when the temperature drops and the ice freezes too quickly. A large amount of gases such as methane released by the decomposition of microorganisms in the lake bottom humus are “locked” in the ice during the rising process.

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Circular “ice lotuses” are formed on the lake. Photographed by Patna

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The water surface of Yuhu Lake in the Aheyazi Grand Canyon is completely frozen. Photographed by Patna

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Take a bird’s-eye view of the wonders of ice bubbles and ice lotuses appearing in the Yuhu Lake in the Aheyazi Grand Canyon. Photographed by Patna

Even though she knew it was just a dream, she still wanted to tell it.