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Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

Write: Ana [2011-05-20]
Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

A new couple take wedding photos at the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009. A tourism promotion activity under the theme "Xinjiang People Tour Xinjiang" was held at the Tianchi Lake on Saturday to offset the negative impact of the July 5 riot in the regional capital Urumqi on the region's tourism industry. Xinjiang received 9.85 million tourists in the first half of 2009, 12.6 percent more than the same period of 2008, earning 9.341 billion RMB yuan (1.368 billion U.S. dollars), 20.5 percent higher.

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

Fireworks explode during a tourism promotion ceremony at the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009.

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

Actresses perform dance during a tourism promotion ceremony at the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

Actresses perform dance during a tourism promotion ceremony at the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

A local herdsman waits for tourists who are to visit his home, at the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009.

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

Tourists visit the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

A family pose for photos at the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009

Promotion activity held to boost tourism in Urumqi

A new couple pose for wedding photos at the Tianchi Lake in the Tianshan Mountains of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 2009.