Currents of color: Yellow River beds down for winter

The exposed riverbed next to the vein-line tributaries of the Yellow River makes for stunning patterns in winter, as seen in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province. [Photo: VCG]

The exposed riverbed next to the vein-line tributaries of the Yellow River makes for stunning patterns in winter, as seen in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province. [Photo: VCG]

The exposed riverbed next to the vein-line tributaries of the Yellow River makes for stunning patterns in winter, as seen in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province. [Photo: VCG]

The exposed riverbed next to the vein-line tributaries of the Yellow River makes for stunning patterns in winter, as seen in this aerial photo taken on Nov. 22, 2021 in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province. [Photo: VCG]