Winter scenery of Mapam Yumco Lake in China's Xizang

This aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows winter scenery of the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Tenzin Norbu/Xinhua)

Located on an altitude of 4,588 meters, the Mapam Yumco Lake is considered one of the three sacred lakes in Xizang.

This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows piled-up ice in a wavy pattern on the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Guan Minghui)

This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows winter scenery of the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Liu Wenbo)

This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows piled-up ice on the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Guan Minghui)

This aerial drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows winter scenery of the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Tenzin Norbu/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows piled-up ice on the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Guan Minghui)

People walk past the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Jan. 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Wenbo)

This drone photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows piled-up ice in different patterns on the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Tenzin Norbu/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Jan. 29, 2024 shows winter scenery of the Mapam Yumco Lake in Burang County of Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Guan Minghui)