A river carves through a colourful canyon in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China. In the absence of direct sunlight, the colours and texture of the canyon are flattened into a two-dimensional oil painting. Photo: Tugo Cheng A river carves through a colourful canyon in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China. In the absence of direct sunlight, the colours and texture of the canyon are flattened into a two-dimensional oil painting. Photo: Tugo Cheng
A river carves through a colourful canyon in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China. In the absence of direct sunlight, the colours and texture of the canyon are flattened into a two-dimensional oil painting. Photo: Tugo Cheng
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Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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A river carves through a colourful canyon in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China. In the absence of direct sunlight, the colours and texture of the canyon are flattened into a two-dimensional oil painting. Photo: Tugo Cheng A river carves through a colourful canyon in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China. In the absence of direct sunlight, the colours and texture of the canyon are flattened into a two-dimensional oil painting. Photo: Tugo Cheng
A river carves through a colourful canyon in the Tianshan Mountains in Xinjiang, China. In the absence of direct sunlight, the colours and texture of the canyon are flattened into a two-dimensional oil painting. Photo: Tugo Cheng
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