This aerial panoramic photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows the Ayakum Lake at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
With an average altitude of 4,580 meters, the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve covers a total area of 45,000 square kilometers.
The reserve is a representative of plateau desert ecosystem in China and is home to a wide variety of rare animals.
This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a Tibetan blue bear that broke into a protection station of the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows water birds resting on a lake at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys foraging on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a Tibetan gazelle amid snow at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a wild yak at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows black-necked cranes at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows wild yaks at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys running on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Tibetan antelopes amid snow at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows water birds resting on a lake at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys running on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows Tibetan gazelles at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 15, 2023 shows blue sheep foraging on a hill at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys foraging on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows Tibetan antelopes foraging at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 13, 2023 shows Tibetan antelopes at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shang Peng/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 14, 2023 shows a wild yak at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shang Peng/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 13, 2023 shows black-necked cranes at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shang Peng/Xinhua)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows water birds resting on a lake at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial panoramic photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a snow-covered fountain at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys running on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a wild yak on a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows the view of a lake, a desert and snow-covered mountains at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows a bearded vulture at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys amid snow at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows a Tibetan blue bear that broke into a protection station of the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows the sunrise glow over snow-covered mountains at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows wild yaks on a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial stitched photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows the sunrise glow at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows the sunrise glow at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows water birds resting on a lake at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows the Ayakum Lake and snow-covered mountains at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a snow-covered fountain at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys and wild yaks at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys running on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 15, 2023 shows the Ayakum Lake and snow-covered mountains at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys running on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys foraging on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows the sunshine at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows wild yaks on a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys running on a grassland at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 17, 2023 shows Tibetan wild donkeys at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a wild yak at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows black-necked cranes at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 18, 2023 shows the Ayakum Lake and snow-covered mountains at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)
This photo taken on Oct. 16, 2023 shows a wild yak on a snow-covered desert at the Altun Mountains National Nature Reserve in northwest China\’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Li Xiang)