Dunhuang embraces this winter's first snowfall on Nov. 14. As the sun comes out, snow scenery in local landmark attractions like the Mingsha Mountain and Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped spring-fed lake surrounded by desert, turns to a fairyland. (Photos: Wang Binyin/China Daily)

Dunhuang embraces this winter's first snowfall on Nov. 14. As the sun comes out, snow scenery in local landmark attractions like the Mingsha Mountain and Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped spring-fed lake surrounded by desert, turns to a fairyland.

Dunhuang embraces this winter's first snowfall on Nov. 14. As the sun comes out, snow scenery in local landmark attractions like the Mingsha Mountain and Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped spring-fed lake surrounded by desert, turns to a fairyland.

Dunhuang embraces this winter's first snowfall on Nov. 14. As the sun comes out, snow scenery in local landmark attractions like the Mingsha Mountain and Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped spring-fed lake surrounded by desert, turns to a fairyland.

Dunhuang embraces this winter's first snowfall on Nov. 14. As the sun comes out, snow scenery in local landmark attractions like the Mingsha Mountain and Yueya Spring, a crescent-shaped spring-fed lake surrounded by desert, turns to a fairyland.