A tourist takes photo on the Pamirs in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 23, 2010. The Pamirs was blanketed with snow as a cold wave hit the area. [Xinhua]

Photo taken on Oct. 23, 2010 shows the snow scene on the Pamirs in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Pamirs was blanketed with snow as a cold wave hit the area. [Xinhua]