Photo taken on Dec. 25, 2020 shows the winter scenery of Talat Village in Koktokay in Fuyun County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Sadat)

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The average life expectancy in China's Xinjiang has risen from 30 years to 72 years in the past over 60 years, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday.