Apricot Valley in Xinjiang welcomes first snow in 2022 winter(1/9)

A herder braves heave snow at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

Nalati Apricot Valley embraced first snow of this winter on Wednesday.

Cattle wander in the snow field at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

Cattle wander in the snow field at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

A herder braves heave snow at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

A herder braves heave snow at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

A herder braves heave snow at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

A herder braves heave snow at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

A herder braves heave snow at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)

A herder braves heave snow at the Nalati Apricot Valley in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Nov. 9, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Yang Xiaoqian)