Xinjiang wetland showcases stunning winter scenery

The Taheman Wetland in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region dons winter attire as snowy peaks meet golden pastures.

Snow blankets the distant mountains, while nearby pastures glow in shades of gold and brown. Cattle and sheep stroll leisurely across the wetland, exuding vibrant vitality.

Located at the foot of the Muztagh Ata, the wetland has an altitude of 3,050 meters.

Surrounded by mountains, the meadow wetland covers around 533 hectares, with multiple streams and rivers.

Melting snow water winds its way through, blending with meadows and snow capped mountains to form a landscape of changing seasons.

China's producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 2.8 percent year on year in April, the National Bureau of Statistics said Monday.

On a month-on-month basis, the PPI rose 1.7 percent in April, up from 1 percent in March.

NBS statistician Dong Lijuan attributed the rise in the PPI to three main factors: rising prices in domestic petroleum-related sectors driven by international price movements, increased demand in certain domestic industries, and the continued improvement in market competition order, which led to price increases or smaller declines in relevant sectors.

In the year-on-year breakdown, production materials prices rose 3.8 percent, contributing about 2.98 percentage points to the overall PPI increase. Among them, the mining industry surged 10.6 percent, raw materials rose 7.1 percent, and processing industries were up 1.5 percent.

Consumer goods prices fell 1.0 percent, trimming the overall PPI by 0.23 percentage points. To be specific, food prices declined 1.9 percent, clothing and daily-use goods each fell 1.1 percent, and durable consumer goods dropped 0.3 percent.

In the industrial producer purchase prices, nonferrous metal materials and wires jumped 21.3 percent, chemical raw materials rose 5.9 percent, fuel and power increased 4.4 percent, and textile raw materials were up 1.0 percent. By contrast, building materials and non-metallic products fell 5.1 percent, agricultural and sideline products dropped 2.1 percent, and ferrous metal materials declined 0.9 percent.

On a monthly basis, production materials prices increased 2.1 percent in April, contributing 1.68 percentage points to the overall PPI rise. Mining rose 5.7 percent, raw materials advanced 4.9 percent, and processing industries were up 0.4 percent.

Consumer goods prices edged down 0.1 percent. Food fell 0.4 percent and clothing dipped 0.1 percent, while daily-use goods and durable consumer goods each rose 0.1 percent.

With regard to purchasing prices of industrial producers, chemical raw materials jumped 7.3 percent, fuel and power rose 6.3 percent, textile raw materials increased 1.3 percent, ferrous metals gained 0.6 percent, and agricultural products added 0.3 percent. Building materials and non-metallic products fell 1.0 percent, while nonferrous metals and wires edged down 0.1 percent.

In the first four months of 2026, the PPI rose 0.2 percent from the same period last year, and the purchasing prices of industrial producers increased 0.5 percent.