I knew the word Yakexi long before I could find Xinjiang on China’s map. I understood the Uygur word for “good, great” thanks to my father, who was a solider charged with conducting atomic tests at Lop Nur in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
China Daily online reporter Uking Sun made a one-week visit to Urumqi and Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in August. The following photos illustrate a bit of this vast land and its people. Photos by Uking Sun.
The Eight Trigrams Town in Teks County, Yili Kazakh autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is the only town in the world constructed according to the pattern of Eight Trigrams.
The recent attacks in Hotan and Kashgar in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will not affect tourism targets, said Chi Chongqing, Party chief of the regional tourism bureau.
Walking through city alleys and field ridges in rural areas carrying his cameras, Xiaolin enjoys his time recording every element in life that most easily ignore.
Tourism is booming in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, according to statistics released by the regional government's tourism bureau.
Officials issue red alert as scorching weather puts public's health at risk
Xinjiang is rich in tourism resources with six tourism themes, including the Silk Road, special interest tourism, ecotourism, photographing tourism, folk customs tourism and ice-snow tourism.
Cole flowers blossom on Zhaosu Grasslands boundlessly in Zhaosu county, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
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