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Sayram Lake (also known as Santai Haizi), is the highest and largest alpine lake in the Xinjiang Province. This photo was taken on a very warm day in late June. The lake was being enjoyed by numerous locals and local tourists. In July, thousands of local Mongols will come to the lake for a three day festival. I took the photo of the boy as he was looking toward the lake. He did not know I was taking his picture until he turned and saw me. Later, I showed him how to skip flats rocks of the lake. His friends then joined in and there were about 6 of us all skipping rocks off the water.