'Ice shove' spectacle appears in Sayram Lake(1/3)

Layers of thin ice are pushed to the side of the lake with waves, presenting a stunning spectacleof “ice shove”as ice melts in Sayram Lake in Bortala prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo/ICphoto)

Sayram Lake gradually melts away in April, revealing a pool of blue water in Bortala prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo/ICphoto)

Sayram Lake gradually melts away in April, revealing a pool of blue water in Bortala prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. (Photo/ICphoto)