Xinjiang 7 Days' Images: Autumn comes alive across Tianshan Mountains

Wonderful performance

Photo taken on September 10, 2026 shows a charity performance is staged at the Ili Grand Theatre, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Performers interpreted stories of pursuing dreams through touching song and dance, embodying the spirit of self-improvement, and brought a stunning artistic feast to the audience. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/Zou Yi)

Fight on the field

Photo taken on September 11, 2026 shows Dilare Turhun, a discus thrower, competes at the Olympic Sports Center Stadium in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The event was part of the 8th Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 5th Special Olympics, which opened at the Ili Gymnasium on September 10. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/Zou Yi)

2026 Urumqi Marathon

Photo taken on September 13, 2026 shows a runner interacts with spectators as he passes the Xidaoqiao Bridge in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The 2026 Urumqi Marathon kicked off in Urumqi City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at 7:30 a.m. on September 13, 2026. Runners from outside Xinjiang accounted for 44 percent of all participants, marking an all-time high in both event scale and influence. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/Cui Zhijian)

A bumper harvest

Photo taken on September 9, 2026 shows tourists tour a pear orchard of Shayidong Pear Industry Development Co., Ltd. in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On that day, a pear production-marketing docking, agricultural-support signing and promotion event was held. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/Wang Lihua)

Bountiful apple harvest

Photo taken on September 11, 2026 shows apples enter the harvest season at the Ganyu Fruit and Vegetable Farmers' Professional Cooperative in Ganhezi Town, Wusu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Workers are busy bagging, binding, packing and loading the fruits, presenting a bustling harvest scene in the fields. In recent years, Ganhezi Town has adopted a model combining village Party branches, cooperatives and farmers, continuously developing characteristic crop cultivation to increase farmers' income and inject vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo by Li Renxi)

Soaring freight volume

Photo taken on September 7, 2026 shows a worker transfers a container onto a China-Europe freight train at the freight yard of the special railway line in Shuanghe City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Over the six months since the special railway line of the 5th Division of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps in Shuanghe City was incorporated into the scheduled origin routes of China-Europe Railway Express, freight volume has kept rising, with the total value of domestic and foreign trade cargo exceeding 370 million yuan (about 55.17 million U.S. dollars). (Photo by Xatlik Hayrat)

Celebrate Teachers' Day

Photo taken on September 8, 2026 shows teachers and children play games together at a campus in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Ahead of Teachers' Day, teachers and students of Urumqi No.29 Kindergarten celebrate the occasion by taking group photos, playing games and sending best wishes. (Photo by Sun Zhensong)

Encountering the charm of Silk Road

Photo taken on September 7, 2026 shows tourists take part in a prize-winning Tang poetry contest along an ancient alley of Yotkan Ancient City in Hetian County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As night falls, lights illuminate the Yotkan Ancient City scenic area, and many tourists enjoy an immersive night tour and experience the charm of the ancient Silk Road. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/Otkur Nijat)

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