Appreciate the scenery of early summer in snow mountains and glaciers, enjoy the vitality of life at the lakeside and wetland.

Encounter with Asio otus in Ebinur Lake, encounter with whooper swans in nature reserve. The towering snow mountains along the Xiata ancient road are boundless... showing a wonderful land with magnificent and changeful scenery.

In early summer, the melody of progress and development resounds through Xinjiang.

Machines roar in workshops and farmers work busily in the fields. Sand fixation, road construction, aerial seeding and pest control... People compose the music of construction and production in the vast land of Xinjiang.

The scenery of glacier

Photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows the glacier of Xiata scenic spot in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. The glacier of Xiata scenic spot, located in the hinterland of Murzat glacier in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang, is fully developed and has wonderful landscape, including moraine lake, glacier tongue, serac band, ice stalactites, ice crack, superglacial lake, ice cave and so on. It is grand and magnificent and has all the characteristics of mountain glacier. (Photo by Zhang Zhenyuan)

 The ancient road through snow land

Photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows snow mountains along the Xiata ancient road, which is located more than 70 kilometers southwest of Zhaosu County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. Xiata ancient road is an ancient road integrating glaciers, forests, grasslands, lakes, rivers and hot springs. In September 2010, Xiata ancient road was rated as "the most beautiful ancient road in China" for its unique natural landscape and profound cultural heritage. (Photo by Li Wenwu)

Summer scenery

In May, 2022, the temperature rises in the Sayram Lake, and the shore is dressed up by grassland and mountain flowers. Wild tulips bloom one after another, and golden flowers sway with the wind, which form a splendid landscape painting with limpid lake water and distant snow mountains. (Photo by Xatek Hayrat)

The fond gazing of a beauty

Photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows an alert Asio otus in Ebinur Lake. In recent years, as the ecological environment of Ebinur lake has continued to improve, more and more birds choose to inhabit here. Some of the migratory birds that have migrated here every year continue to move north after a short rest, and some choose to stay and reproduce. (Photo by Sai Yongjie)

The joy of wheat field

Photo taken on May 11, 2022 shows tourists take photos at the Wheat Field Park of Yaozhanzi Village in Banjiegou Town, Qitai County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. The distinctive modern agricultural scenery is fascinating. Farm houses are clean and tidy inside and outside. And there are many unique scarecrows at the Wheat Field Park at the end of the village, which not only spread the local farming culture, but also attract tourists to visit. (Shiliuyun/ Xinjiang Daily Li Rui)

Swimming in the lake

Photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows whooper swans swim at Altay Kekesu Wetland National Nature Reserve in Altay Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. Altay Kekesu Wetland National Nature Reserve is the largest marsh wetland in the desert in northern Xinjiang, and it is also a key section connecting the Eurasian biological corridor. (Photo by Ardak Bashan)

Guarding the “lifeline”

Photo taken on May 11, 2022 shows Tang Yangziyi, who is a nurse, is preparing for PICC venous catheterization. “PICC” refers to Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheters. In short, the catheter is delivered from the patient's peripheral vein to the superior vena cava near the heart to avoid damage to the patient's blood vessels caused by prolonged infusion. Now it is widely used on patients who need chemotherapy, and who is in poor vascular conditions and suffering from malnutrition. It is a unique "lifeline", and the specialist nurse of static therapy is the soldier to guard this "lifeline". (Shiliuyun/ Xinjiang Daily Han Liang, Wei Hongping)

Watching public welfare exhibition

Photo taken on May 9, 2022 shows a citizen shows a leather craft at a public welfare exhibition themed on “Protect the sky elves and share the beautiful homeland” held in Urumqi Natural History Laboratory. While watching exquisite handicrafts, books, paintings and souvenirs, citizens can also participate in knowledge quiz, interactive games, badge making and other activities. (Shiliuyun/ Xinjiang Daily Zou Yi)

Overlooking the Film and TV City

Aerial photo taken on May 10, 2022 shows the panorama of Nalati Micro Film and Television City (Wusongdaying) project in Nalati scenic spot, Xinyuan County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. Nalati scenic area continues to improve the software and hardware facilities of each scenic spot, and pays close attention to the construction of tourism infrastructure and supporting facilities, so as to meet the diversified needs of tourists and promote the transformation and upgrading of tourism industry, improve quality and efficiency, and drive the high-quality development of cultural tourism industry. (Photo by Zhang Wenting)

International Nurses Day

Photo taken on May 12, 2022 shows experienced nurses tidy up nurse caps for new nurses on the 111th International Nurses Day at Midong District Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang. The theme of 2022 Nurses Day in China is "caring for nurses and protecting people's health". (Photo by Sun Zhensong)

Birds fly over the water

Photo taken on the morning of May 12, 2022 shows flocks of birds fly freely in the wetland of Tekes River in Zhaosu County, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. In recent years, Zhaosu County has continuously strengthened the protection of the ecological environment, increased the publicity of wetland protection and improved the awareness of the whole society to protect wetlands to create the condition for better survival of biodiversity. With the continuous improvement of ecological environment, more and more rare birds and wild animals appear in people's sight. (Photo by Li Wenwu)

The flourishing business

Photo taken on May 13, 2022 shows a villager hangs lanterns made at a small employment workshop in Laotai Township, Jimsar County, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. In busy season, villagers are organized to work collectively, and in slack season, villagers are organized to make handmade products at small employment workshops. Villagers have work to do and money to make at any time thanked to its mode of "Cooperative + small employment workshop". (Shiliuyun/ Xinjiang Daily Li Rui)

Pest control in cotton fields

Photo taken on May 11, 2022 shows technicians operate drones to spray pest control medicine on a cotton field in Halayugong Township of Korla City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. Since May, more than 3 million mu of cotton in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang, has successively entered the seedling management and protection period. Cotton farmers seize the time to carry out field management of cotton fields such as pest control, side sealing and weeding among seedlings, so as to ensure a bumper cotton harvest this year. (Photo by Cho Hura)

The safety demonstration by the lake

Photo taken on May 11, 2022 shows that the police of border management detachment of Kizilsu Kirghiz Autonomous Prefecture shows the students how to use life buoy. Based on the actual situation of many lakes and wetlands, deep water and thick silt in the area under administration, the police station organized students in the area to the lakeside to raise the awareness of disaster prevention and reduction, so that the students could master the skills of self rescue and mutual rescue in the actual operation and eliminate potential safety hazards. (Photo by Wu Mingxian)

The glittering water

Aerial photo taken on May 15, 2022 shows Bortala Bridge, crisscrossed streams, glittering water, grassland and waterbirds form a beautiful picture of urban city in Bole City, Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Photo by Xatek Hayrat)

Cross the desert

Aerial photo taken on May 13, 2022 shows construction workers install road signs on Xinjiang's third desert highway (Yuli County to Qiemo County desert highway) K039 section. Up to now, the subgrade construction, pavement marking, bridge guardrail and other facilities of the highway have been completed. And it is expected to be open to traffic by the end of June. (Photo by Li Fei)

Shining steel

Photo taken on May 14, 2022 shows the hot rolling production line of steel mill in Baogang Group Xinjiang Bayi Iron and Steel Co., Ltd.. Since April this year, the hot rolling mill has produced 315,000 tons of various plates and profiles per month, marking the best level in history. (Photo by Yao Shanhai)

Chief Editor: Song Jun

Editor: Shi Jishen