Colorful salt lake seen in Yuncheng city in north China

A section of the Salt Lake in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in north China is seen turning red on Tuesday. China’s netizens started to call it the “Hot Pot Lake”. Authorities have assured that the lake's color is natural, due to algae and mineral substances that have reacted to recent hot weather, turning the water red. [Photo: Weibo]

A section of the Salt Lake in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in north China is seen turning red on Tuesday. China’s netizens started to call it the “Hot Pot Lake”. Authorities have assured that the lake's color is natural, due to algae and mineral substances that have reacted to recent hot weather, turning the water red. [Photo: Weibo]

A section of the Salt Lake in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in north China is seen turning red on Tuesday. China’s netizens started to call it the “Hot Pot Lake”. Authorities have assured that the lake's color is natural, due to algae and mineral substances that have reacted to recent hot weather, turning the water red. [Photo: Weibo]

A section of the Salt Lake in Yuncheng, Shanxi Province in north China is seen turning red on Tuesday. China’s netizens started to call it the “Hot Pot Lake”. Authorities have assured that the lake's color is natural, due to algae and mineral substances that have reacted to recent hot weather, turning the water red. [Photo: Weibo]