The Qilian Mountains in northwest China's Qinghai Province were illuminated by a spectacular display of light and shadow on Tuesday, revealing a rare natural phenomenon known as the Tyndall effect.
Following a rainstorm in Qilian County, the clouds gradually dissipated, allowing sunlight to pierce through the layers, casting a distinct and captivating play of light on the earth. This added an extra touch of mystery and allure to the already majestic Qilian Mountains.
The Tyndall effect, a physical phenomenon, occurs when light passes through a colloid, creating a clearly visible light path. With the dark clouds gradually dissipating, a rainbow quietly appeared in the sky, adding a magical touch to this visual feast.
Situated as a northern outlier of the Kunlun Mountains, the Qilian Mountains serve as the border between Gansu and Qinghai provinces.
Stretching approximately 800 km from the south of Dunhuang to the southeast, this mountain range forms the northeastern escarpment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and the southwestern border of the Gansu Corridor.
With an average altitude of 4,000 to 5,000 meters above sea level, the Qilian Mountains were designated as a national nature reserve in 1988.
Known as the "Mother Mountains" by the people of Gansu, the Qilian Mountains continue to captivate people with their natural wonders and breathtaking landscapes.
Rare natural phenomenon Tyndall effect shines in Qilian Mountains
China's top regulators on Monday announced a series of detailed measures to further ease the burden on companies and step up support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The specific measures include addressing the practical difficulties troubling small and micro market entities in production and operation and will keep enhancing targeted and differentiated assistance to individually owned businesses, said Luo Wen, head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.
And the government will strive to effectively alleviate the burden on enterprises and make more efforts to reduce institutional transaction costs, he said.
"We will vigorously advance the reform on one-stop government services, pushing the services for enterprises to shift from 'multiple places, multiple windows and multiple times' to 'one place, one window and one time.' We will make greater efforts to reduce the burden on enterprises and carry out special inspections and random checks on illegal charges levied on businesses with the focus on key charging bodies and key industry sectors," said Luo.
He said the financial supervision departments will strive to step up their efforts on support for the real economy to alleviate the financing difficulties of small and micro businesses.
Luo emphasized the need to tailor financial products and services for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, and implement differentiated arrangements in terms of credit lines, interest rates, financing maturities, and repayment methods.
"We will promote the combined effect of equity, funds, bonds and other financing instruments, and realize an amount of 300 billion yuan (about 42.4 billion U.S. dollars) of credit enhancement and granting for quality financing each year, which will fully benefit all types of businesses," said Luo.
Top regulators release plans to support SMEs by streamlining services and boost financing
