Lavender planting promotes local tourism in Sigong Village, Xinjiang

Tourists pose for photos in lavender fields in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Kai)

Tourists are seen at a coffee shop in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Ma Kai)

Tourists pose for photos in lavender fields in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 19, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Tourists have a rest at a coffee shop in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)

Image ambassadors walk in lavender fields in Sigong Village, Huocheng County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 22, 2022. Sigong Village has planted 12,000 mu (about 800 hectares) of lavender. The lavender planting bases here have promoted local tourism and lavendar processing industry. In 2021, per capita income in Silong Village reached 25,000 yuan (3,735 US dollars). (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)