Snow covers a volcano belonging to the Ulan Hada volcano group in Qahar Right Wing Rear Banner, Ulaanqab, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 28. [Photo by Duan Jianning/ provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The Ulan Hada volcano group is located in Qahar Right Wing Rear Banner of Ulaanqab city in North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region.

Animals seek food on a snow-covered volcano in Qahar Right Wing Rear Banner, Ulaanqab, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 28. [Photo by Duan Jianning/ provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

The volcano group is composed of more than 20 volcanoes that were formed approximately 10,000 years ago. At that time, tremors of the Earth’s crust disturbed the subterranean tubular magma channels, causing the magma to sprout out and shoot violently into the air before gravity forced it to Earth’s surface. 

Snow covers the Ulan Hada volcano group in Qahar Right Wing Rear Banner, Ulaanqab, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 28. [Photo by Duan Jianning/ provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

After heavy snowfall on Feb 28, the volcanoes took on an otherworldly and beautiful appearance.

Snow covers the Ulan Hada volcano group in Qahar Right Wing Rear Banner, Ulaanqab, North China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region, on Feb 28. [Photo by Duan Jianning/ provided to chinadaily.com.cn]