Due to excessive irrigation, the lower reaches of the Tarim River, China’s longest inland river, ran dry in the early 1970s and pushed surrounding trees to the verge of disappearance. After years of restoration efforts, the river has now regained its former glory.
Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar is the biggest mosque in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Global Times / Fan Lingzhi) The icon of Kashgar for almost six centuries, the Id Kah Mosque stands out in silhouette.
The time-honored national treasure – "Five stars rise in the East" arm protector – draws crowds who come to admire its exquisiteness and profound meaning at Xinjiang Museum, Urumqi. (Photo/Global Times) Among a display of satin brocades now worn with age, a 2,200-year-old silk arm protector lies quietly in a dusky glass case in Xinjiang Museum.
The Flaming Mountains in Xinjiang are drenched in crimson light. It is the hottest place in China, frequently reaching 50 °C or higher.
