As summer approaches, tourist attractions throughout Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region are experiencing a tourism boom.
2023-05-23Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region received more than 8 million tourist trips during the five-day May Day holiday, which ended on Wednesday. This marked a year-on-year increase of 140.81 percent, local authorities said.
2023-05-05On a traditional heatable platform covered with a red carpet, artists from Hotan Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are performing a rhythmic tune with high-pitched suona and iconic traditional Uygur nagra drums. Meanwhile, located near the platform are directional microphones, multiple cameras, and Wang Jiangjiang and his team.
2023-04-24With the help of modern technology, herders in Tumxuk, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region no longer need to worry about camel herding and penning, an activity that used to be a headache for them, Chinanews.com reported on Wednesday.
2023-04-21Lin Lie, an 82-year-old inheritor of banke xianhua, a form of painting and also an intangible cultural heritage in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has spent over 30 years enhancing his artistic ability.
2023-04-20Shadow puppetry, also known as shadow play, is a type of Chinese traditional drama performance presented by silhouette figures carved from hides or paperboards. Performers stay behind a white curtain, manipulate the shadow puppets, and move along with the songs of local operas.
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