Tourism booms in northwest China

Tourists visit a scenic area on the Ili River in Yining, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2019. A growing number of local residents are making money from the current tourism boom in Xinjiang. Over 32,000 people have been employed in the tourism industry in the first half of 2019. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)