Tibetan people walk around a Buddha pavilion after the snowfall on May 26. Hezuo city in Gannan Tibet autonomous prefecture, Gansu province was hit by a snowfall on May 25-26, making the city a summertime snow and ice world. [Photo/Xinhua]

The Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture is one of 10 Tibetan autonomous prefectures in China. It's located on the northeast edge of the Qing-Tibetan Plateau, 1,100 to 4,900 meters above sea level. The ethnic Tibetan population of 395,900 accounts for 54.2 percent of the total.

The city of Hezuo, capital of the Gannan Tibetan autonomous prefecture, sits 2,960 meters above sea level. Its annual average temperature is 3.1 C and annual precipitation is 582.7 millimeters, with no frost-free periods.

The Milarepa Buddha pavilion in Hezuo city is covered by snow on May 26. Milarepa is generally considered one of Tibet's most famous yogis and poets and a major figure in the history of the Kagyu school of Tibetan Buddhism. [Photo/Xinhua]

Children walk together on a wet road after the snowfall in Hezuo city in Gannan Tibet autonomous prefecture, Gansu province. [Photo/Xinhua]