Beijing, January 17 (Youth.cn) - On January 16, 2025, “nitrate flowers” form in the “Dead Sea of China” - the Yuncheng Salt Lake in Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province. “Nitrate flowers”, looking like snow lotuses, pine needles, and corals with their crystalline appearance, are precipitates of nitrate salts dissolved in the lake water. Photo/VCG