Tourists enjoy a meal at a night market in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 18, 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/Ding Lei)

　　Tourists visit a leisure facility run by a local nomadic family at the Urumqi Tianshan Grand Canyon scenic area in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 9, 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/Wang Fei)

　　People dance at a night market in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 19, 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/Ding Lei)

　　A local resident involved in tourism awaits customers in the old town of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 12, 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/Zhao Ge)

　　Tourists ride horses at the Tianshan Grand Canyon scenic area in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 8, 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/Wang Fei)

　　Tourists join local residents in a folk dance in the old town of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 13, 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/Wang Fei)

　　A vendor awaits customers in the old town of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 12, 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/Wang Fei)

　　A vendor sells folk handicrafts in the old town of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 18, 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/Wang Fei)

　　A vendor sells handicrafts in the old town of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 12, 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/Zhao Ge)

　　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)

　　Tourists visit the Qairhan Salt Lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Aug. 28, 2019. The Qairhan Salt Lake in the Qaidam Basin has been the largest potash fertilizer producing base in China. It came to exhibit its values as a tourism destination under a series of comprehensive local development schemes. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

　　Photo taken on Aug. 28, 2019 shows scenery of the Qairhan Salt Lake in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The Qairhan Salt Lake in the Qaidam Basin has been the largest potash fertilizer producing base in China. It came to exhibit its values as a tourism destination under a series of comprehensive local development schemes. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)