Early spring along Yellow River in NW China's Ningxia

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2026, shows the Yellow River winding through the Shapotou District of Zhongwei City in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Seen from above, the river resembles a jade-green ribbon edged with ice, meandering gracefully across vast sandy land and rolling hills, forming a vivid early-spring landscape north of the Great Wall. (Zhou Xupeng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2026, shows the Yellow River winding through the Shapotou District of Zhongwei City in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Seen from above, the river resembles a jade-green ribbon edged with ice, meandering gracefully across vast sandy land and rolling hills, forming a vivid early-spring landscape north of the Great Wall. (Zhou Xupeng/Guangming Picture)

Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2026, shows the Yellow River winding through the Shapotou District of Zhongwei City in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. Seen from above, the river resembles a jade-green ribbon edged with ice, meandering gracefully across vast sandy land and rolling hills, forming a vivid early-spring landscape north of the Great Wall. (Zhou Xupeng/Guangming Picture)