A worker drives out of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel along the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 30, 2024.
URUMQI, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has seen a record 300 million visits this year, a 14 percent increase compared to last year, the regional culture and tourism department said on Thursday.
BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- When Zhou Jin'an returned to the village he once worked in for years in southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, he was warmly received by the villagers, who shook hands with him and invited him to their homes for a chat over tea.
The Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China, has been completely encircled by a green belt stretching 3,046 km on Nov. 28, according to the Xinjiang regional forestry and grassland bureau.
