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Photographer captures golden poplars beneath starry sky in Xinjiang

By Fang Aiqing and Mao Weihua | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-10-26 17:24

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In this time-lapse image, star trails spiral above the desert poplar trees along the Tarim River in Kuqa, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Oct 21. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]

A photographer captured the golden desert poplars beneath a starry sky along the Tarim River on Wednesday in Kuqa, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Time-lapse star trails spiraled above the trees, creating images dubbed "the soul of desert life".

Bu Dengpeng contributed to this story.

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