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Glacier No 1 in the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided by Sadat/for chinadaily.com.cn]
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Glacier No 1 in the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided by Sadat/for chinadaily.com.cn]
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Glacier No 1 in the Tianshan Mountains, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo provided by Sadat/for chinadaily.com.cn]
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Zhou Ping, an engineer with the Northwest Institute of Eco-Environment and Resources of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, explains details about the glacier. [Photo provided by Sadat/for chinadaily.com.cn]