Meili Snow Mountain is illuminated at sunrise at Deqen, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 16, 2009. As one of the 118 snow-capped mountains stand 5,000 meters high above sea level in the Three Parallel Rivers region, the Meili Snow Mountain rises 6,740 meters high and its peak is covered with glaciers formed thousands of years ago, photo from Xinhua.

The Meili Snow Mountain is illuminated at sunrise at Deqen, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 16, 2009, photo from Xinhua.