Tourism to Xinjiang booms as China gives the region a makeover

Getty Images Two women posing for a picture at White Sand Lake in Xinjiang's Akto CountyGetty Images

In 2024, Xinjiang welcomed some 300 million visitors, more than double the number in 2018

When Anna was planning her first visit to Xinjiang in 2015, her friends were perplexed.

“They couldn’t understand why I’d visit a place that back…

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