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Horse racing, wrestling, food tasting... Rural tourism is bustling with activities

Photo taken on March 18, 2023 shows dancers perform at Bagejidai Village in Halayugong Township, Korla City, northwest China's Xinjiang. On that day, Halayugong Township of Korla City held a series of folk fun “sports + tourism” activities under the theme of “Celebrating Spring Equinox, Preparing for Spring Ploughing and Happy Festival”. Folk fun sports activities such as Buzkashi, sheep fighting, cockfighting, etc. attract many tourists to enjoy the view and play. (Photo by Cho Hura)

Photo taken on March 18, 2023 shows tourists visit the Bazaar at Bagejidai Village in Halayugong Township, Korla City, northwest China's Xinjiang. (Photo by Cho Hura)

Photo taken on March 18, 2023 shows tourists taste the local delicacy “spring hand pilaf” at Bagejidai Village in Halayugong Township, Korla City, northwest China's Xinjiang. (Photo by Cho Hura)

Photo taken on March 18, 2023 shows a sheep fighting competition at Bagejidai Village in Halayugong Township, Korla City, northwest China's Xinjiang. (Photo by Cho Hura)

Photo taken on March 18, 2023 shows the players participate in Buzkashi (a horseback competition for possession of a goat) at Bagejidai Village in Halayugong Township, Korla City, northwest China's Xinjiang. (Photo by Cho Hura)

The teenagers waving their horsewhips, the horses galloping across the field, the audience blowing whistles with enthusiasm... On March 18, 2023, with the theme of “Silk Road Landscape, Magnificent Bayingolin”, the Xihai Longma Culture and Art Festival and the eighth “Bosten Cup” Horse Racing Festival in Bohu County kicked off, over 200 players from all over Xinjiang participated in it. The players racing with their horses like arrows shot from the bow, staging a wonderful scene of “speed and passion”. (Photo by Nian Lei)

Photo taken on March 18, 2023 shows the traditional wrestling competition held in Bohu County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. More than 200 local farmers and herdsmen participated in this activity, which attracted many tourists to watch. The varied ethnic sports performances have become one of the characteristics of local tourism. (Photo by Nian Lei)

Photo taken on March 18, 2023 shows a traditional wrestling match held in Bohu County, Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Photo by Nian Lei)

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