Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily (Reporter: Qin Peng) news: A light rain yesterday evening kicked off the spring in Urumqi City. But the outskirt of the city shows a different view - mountains are covered with snow, creating a unique view of early spring. On March 14, 2023, when you walk into the Shirenzigou scenic spot in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang, you can appreciate a unique ink landscape painting formed by snow-covered mountains and villages in early spring.

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a herdsman rides a horse on the road surrounded by snow-covered mountains at the viewing platform of Shirenzigou scenic spot in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows grassland stone men and snow-covered mountains at the viewing platform of Shirenzigou scenic spot in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows snowy mountains beside Gejiagou in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, surrounded in fog as if an “ink painting”. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows snowy mountains beside Gejiagou in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, surrounded in fog as if an “ink painting”. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows snow covered the bare mountains beside Gejiagou in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, and its unique texture likes an ink painting. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows a tree stands on a snowfield in the mountains beside Gejiagou in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows vehicles driving on the road between snowy mountains beside Gejiagou in Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows mountains covered with snow, presenting a charming scene in early spring. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows Shirenzigou Village under snowy mountains in Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

Photo taken on March 14, 2023 shows melted snow and distant snowy mountains beside the viewing platform of Shirenzigou scenic spot, Shuimogou District, Urumqi City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Qin Peng)

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