A shepherd keeps an eye on his sheep as a strong snowstorm raided Hami and whitened the ground, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on October 7. The snow averages 30 centimeters in thickness and usher at the east Tianshan in a chilly autumn.
Snow has covered roofs of cottages at Hami.
(Xinhua News Agency October 9, 2006)
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