Baima Snow Mountain: Snowfall in the middle of August

Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Yunnan Province. /Photo by Zhang Pengwan

In the middle of summer, unexpected snow blanketed the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve in Deqen Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province. 

Medusa snow rabbiten in the world of snow. /Photo by Zhang Pengwan

The unusual snowfall results from the consecutive rain and decreased temperature. High altitude areas such as the Baima Snow Mountain Nature Reserve has turned into a world of ice and snow.