China Daily online reporter Uking Sun made a one-week visit to Urumqi and Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in August. The following photos illustrate a bit of this vast land and its people. Photos by Uking Sun.
The Eight Trigrams Town in Teks County, Yili Kazakh autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is the only town in the world constructed according to the pattern of Eight Trigrams.
Hetian in Xinjiang is famous for its high-quality nephrite jade, which is made up of tremolite. In terms of quality, the more tremolite there is the better quality the jade.
Yili River Valley is located in the Yili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwestern part of Xinjiang.
Local residents perform traditional dances to celebrate the annual Qingquan Festival, which literally translates to mean the festival of clearing the spring, in Xiamaya village, Yiwu county, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, June 9, 2011.
Gui Peng was a career lawyer for thirty years before a photography addiction took over. Gui said he simply likes travelling, discovering and sharing beauty with others.
The second China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival opened in Urumqi of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on July 20, 2011.
Soldiers at a military training school in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, practice shooting during an anti-terrorist drill June 6, 2011.
A giant thermometer shows the ground temperature in Turpan, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, reached 76C on Tuesday.
Astronomers inspect a big stony-iron meteorite that was found in Altay prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 17, 2011.
Russian artists perform in ballet Swan Lake in Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, July 21, 2011.
A rider takes part in a lassoing exhibition competition during the Nadam festival at a race ground on Bayanbulak prairie in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, July 17, 2011.
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