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Spectacular "wind-accumulated iceberg" at Ulungur Lake, NW China’s Xinjiang

As the weather warms up, frozen Ulungur Lake in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region starts to melt, and broken-off ice cubes in different sizes are piled up on the shore of the lake due to the constant power of gale, forming a scenery of "wind-accumulated iceberg". Visiting this magnificent view, people can not help but marvel at the magic of nature. This spectacular scene attracted a lot of tourists.

Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows splendid scenery of "wind-accumulated iceberg" at the Ulungur Lake in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Ardak Bashan)

Photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows tourists play and take photos in front of the "wind-accumulated iceberg" at Ulungur Lake in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Ardak Bashan)

Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows melting ice at Ulungur Lake in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Ardak Bashan)

Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows splendid scenery of "wind-accumulated iceberg" at Ulungur Lake in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Ardak Bashan)

Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows melting ice at Ulungur Lake in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Ardak Bashan)

Aerial photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows splendid scenery of "wind-accumulated iceberg" at Ulungur Lake in Fuhai County, Altay Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Ardak Bashan)

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