The north face of the Celestial Mountains (UNESCO): Schrenk spruce forests, alpine meadows, snow lotus.

• Tianshan spruce: a straight trunk 11 to 19 blocks high under a narrow blue-black spire, in close stands with snowy clearings between.
• Packed-snow patches, bare rock on steep slopes.
• Kunlun sedge on the meadows; the rare snow lotus, alone or in pairs.
• White rabbits, arctic foxes, wolves, sheep; strays at night.