New horizon

Tourism grows in a part of Northwest China, driven by people who were once nomads. Xing Yi reports in Luqu, Gansu province.

The houses have been renovated and the rooms cleaned. The plates are heaped with roasted meat and the cups are filled with liquor made from highland barley. Once nomads in the Gannan Tibet autonomous prefecture in Gansu province, the residents of Luqu have now settled down.

During our recent visit, they are seen waiting for guests. The tourist season here is from late June through early September.