An aerial photo shows the rugged landscape along the Duku Highway that runs across Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 11, 2021. The 561-km highway, one of the most scenic roads, connects Dushanzi in the northern area of Xinjiang and Kuqa county in the south and runs through various landscapes, including glaciers, forests, and grasslands. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

An aerial photo shows the Subashi Buddhist Temple Ruins along the Duku Highway, on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists visit the Subashi Buddhist Temple Ruins along the Duku Highway, on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Two tourists visit the Subashi Buddhist Temple Ruins along the Duku Highway, on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

A tourist visits a landscape that features the Danxia Landform along the Duka Highway in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

A rainbow rises above the Duku Highway in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in this aerial photo taken on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Vehicles run on the Duku Highway in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in this aerial photo taken on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Tourists enjoy a bite of fresh peaches at an orchard in Kuqa county in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Villagers turn their house into a guest house to host tourists in Kuqa county in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]

Vehicles run on the Duku Highway in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in this aerial photo taken on July 11, 2021. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn]