Photo taken on Nov. 13, 2021, shows a view of Kanas, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. The ancient Tuwa village is covered with snow. [Photo courtesy of Altay prefectural government]
Kanas in winter, an icy wonderland with rich flavor of life
The breathtaking beauty of its softly floating snowflakes and rime-covered trees, flanked by snow-capped mountains in the distance and the mist-shrouded Kanas Lake conjures a landscape seemingly plucked from a fairytale.