Icy beauty of Gangbu glacier in Tibet

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]

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Spikes of ice crown a corner of the Gangbu glacier in Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region, Jan 19, 2017. At an altitude of 5,500 meters, the shapes of the features on the glacier vary greatly. Standing between those giant masses of ice, visitors might feel like they are entering a frozen maze. [Photo/Xinhua]