The ice wave returns to Sayram Lake in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, creating stunning views. As the lake ice begins to break apart due to rising temperature, waves push frozen parts ashore. This natural phenomenon occurs each year.
Located to the north of Mount Tianshan, Sayram Lake is the largest and highest alpine lake in Xinjiang at an altitude of over 2,000 meters.
The lake gains its fame from the sapphire blue of its water, the blue sky above, and the snowy mountains in the distance. It is also the farthest place reached by the warm and humid air currents of the Atlantic Ocean, hence the nickname "last teardrop of the Atlantic."
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