Xinjiang has vast Gobi grasslands and magnificent mountains and there are many wild animals living in this charming land.

Xinjiang has one of the richest wildlife species in China. Some animal species endemic to deserts or mountains are only distributed in Xinjiang and its adjacent areas, and have become the "favorites" of the world.

Equus Przewalskii (Photo by Cao Nairu)

Central Asian Salamander (Photo by Nan Cheng)

Central Asian Tortoise (Photo by Zhang Qinghua)

Snow leopard (Photo by public welfare project “Wilderness Xinjiang”)

Ili pika (Photo by Li Weidong)

Wild yak (Photo by Di Jie)

Otis Undulata (Photo by Di Jie)

Tibetan Antelope (Photo by Di Jie)

Tibetan Gazelle (Photo by Di Jie)

Aquila nipalensis (Photo by Di Jie)

Otis Tarda (Photo by Di Jie)

Marmot (Photo by Li Wenwu)

Brown bear (Photo by Di Jie)

Swan (Photo by Cho Hura)