Daily Life In Xinjiang

AKSU, CHINA - APRIL 08: In this general view of Ta Village on April 08, 2025 in Xinjiang Aksu, China. Xinjiang Ta Village, full name Taglak Village, is located at the foot of Tomur Peak of Tianshan Mountain in Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture, with an average altitude of more than 2,300 meters. It is about 70 kilometers away from Aksu City and is a national key village for rural tourism. Ta Village is a place where Uyghur and Kirgiz people live together. It retains a strong nomadic culture. Through tourism poverty alleviation and rural revitalization, it has achieved the transformation from a poor village to a famous tourist village. In 2024, Ta Village received 600,000 tourists, and 80% of the villagers directly benefited from participating in the tourism industry. (Photo by Zhe Ji/Getty Images)