Mist turns Xinjiang’s Altay into fairyland

Recent mist has wrapped a town of Habahe County in northwest China, creating a poetic, fairyland-like scene. The mist blanketed the landscape, where buildings, streets, and trees appeared as faint silhouettes in the lingering moisture, lending the air a fresh, damp quality — an ethereal scene unfolding like a traditional Chinese ink painting.

The mist formed from the interplay of moisture-laden spring air and the stark temperature contrast between day and night. This unique meteorological phenomenon adds a touch of poetic charm to Habahe in spring.