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The inland port of Alashankou in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region saw a continued surge in the number of cargo trains in the first half of 2019, local customs authorities said Tuesday.

The scenic spots in Xinjiang received a large number of tourists during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

Customs at Alashankou Port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has improved the clearance efficiency for the China-Europe freight trains, according to the customs.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has carried out a series of campaigns to clear away the rubbish in the famous scenic spot of Kanas.

Swathes of beautiful lavender is luring a large number of tourists to Huocheng County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

2019 Taklimakan Rally kicked off in Aksu, Xinjiang on Sunday night, which takes 228 competitors to complicated driving environments of southern Xinjiang, finishing in Hotan on June 2.

For Zhao Lei, who works in an international freight forwarding company in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, his job offers more than a salary, it enables him to make friends from Central Asian countries.