URUMQI, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Enjoy the magnificent winter sunset view at a wetland park in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Xinjiang has a wetland area of about 3.94 million hectares.

The wetland parks in Xinjiang are mainly located in the region's mountain and basin areas.

According to the region's forestry department, most of these wetland parks are free to the public.

In recent years, local governments have been paying more attention to the conservation and restoration of wetlands in the region.