Celestial forces gave Five Colored Pond its hues, according to legend. Here the Tibetan goddess Semo stopped to wash her face, and her cosmetics forever pigmented this pool.

Author: Michael Yamashita

Photo size: 12.7 Mpixels (36.4 MB uncompressed) - 4368x2912 pixels (14.5x9.7 in / 37.0x24.7 cm at 300 ppi)

Photo keywords: winter, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China, Five- Colored Pond, Zechawa Valley, Mystic Waters, National Park, water, lake