Tourism booms in northwest China

A local resident involved in tourism awaits customers in the old town of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 12, 2019. A growing number of local residents are making money from the current tourism boom in Xinjiang. Over 32,000 people have been employed in the tourism industry in the first half of 2019. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)