A photo shows a visitor taking pictures of the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
A photo shows a visitor taking pictures of the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
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A photo shows a visitor taking pictures of the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
A photo shows a visitor taking pictures of the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
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A photo shows shards of ice at the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
A photo shows shards of ice at the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
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A photo shows the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
A photo shows the frozen Diaoshuiyan Waterfall in Bijie, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, on December 20, 2023. /CFP
A waterfall has frozen in Bijie, Guizhou, forming mesmerizing ice shapes off the side of a cliff. Shards of ice droop down from the Diaoshuiyan Waterfall, like a flowing river frozen in time amid winter’s spell. A few tourists have ventured to the spot to admire the natural phenomenon of crystal-clear ice columns and to snap some photos to keep memories of this season.