'Sea of Death' covered by snow in Xinjiang(1/3)

Massive sand dunes are clad in whites now, creating a picturesque landscape at the Taklimakan Desert, also known as the "Sea of Death", in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/VCG)

Massive sand dunes are clad in whites now, creating a picturesque landscape at the Taklimakan Desert, also known as the "Sea of Death", in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/VCG)

Massive sand dunes are clad in whites now, creating a picturesque landscape at the Taklimakan Desert, also known as the "Sea of Death", in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo: China News Service/VCG)