# Canadian Lifechanyuan Second Home in a Snowy World

Today is the last day of 2017. The landscape is a winter wonderland with outdoor temperatures at minus 27 degrees Celsius. The sky is clear and the air is exceptionally fresh. Lac La Hache is covered in a blanket of white. We walked from one side of the lake to the other and back, a journey that took over an hour. Although I grew up in northwest China, walking through such thick ice and snow is a first for me and a moment worth documenting.

Please enjoy the sights and scenes of the Oasis in the icy landscape, as well as the people and their vibrant presence.

December 31, 2017 — At this moment, mainland China has already entered 2018.

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