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Tourism in Xinjiang, China is in an upward swing

Lavenders Bloom in Xianjiang (Photo courtesy: TravelWireNews) Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region hosted more than 105 million tourists in the first eight months of this year, which is 40.93 per cent more than that of last year. The total tourist spent for the same period amounted to 171 billion yuan (around USD 25.1 billion), which is 43.18 per cent more than 2017. Development of attractive tourist destinations and the state-of-the art transportation networks are the main factor that makes Xinjiang a favourite tourist destination for visitors. Dancers perform for the tourists at Kashgar in Xinjiang “Xinjiang has been in ... Read more