First snow blankets NW China's Qilian Mountains

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2026, shows the Qilian Mountains in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, emerging from the first snowfall of the season under clearing skies, with mountain ridges draped in white. (Photo by Yang Xiao/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2026, shows the Qilian Mountains in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, emerging from the first snowfall of the season under clearing skies, with mountain ridges draped in white. (Photo by Yang Xiao/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 18, 2026, shows the Qilian Mountains in Sunan Yugur Autonomous County, Zhangye City, northwest China's Gansu Province, emerging from the first snowfall of the season under clearing skies, with mountain ridges draped in white. (Photo by Yang Xiao/Guangming Pictures)