Gagea flowers ready to welcome spring on Nalati grassland in Xinjiang(1/4)

Gagea flowers start to bloom on Nalati grassland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April. These flowers usually appear as the snow on the mountains thaws, and locals say they signal the end of winter. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Wenting)

Gagea flowers start to bloom on Nalati grassland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April. These flowers usually appear as the snow on the mountains thaws, and locals say they signal the end of winter. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Wenting)

Gagea flowers start to bloom on Nalati grassland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April. These flowers usually appear as the snow on the mountains thaws, and locals say they signal the end of winter. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Wenting)

Gagea flowers start to bloom on Nalati grassland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in April. These flowers usually appear as the snow on the mountains thaws, and locals say they signal the end of winter. (Photo: China News Service/Zhang Wenting)