In recent days, the foot of the Qilian Mountains in Minle county, Gansu province, has been blessed with rainfall and, at the highest elevations, snow, adorning the peaks with a glistening silver coat.
Jiayu Pass, also called “China's No. 1 Pass”, is located in the middle of the narrowest valley which is six kilometers to the southwest of Jiayuguan city in Northwest China’s Gansu province.
This is a place where sand mountains co-exist with spring water. The Singing Sand Mountains are so named because their sands make sounds as they move.
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