Xinjiang making big effort to promote winter tourism attractions

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is now alive with travelers. And tours featuring photography, gourmet food and folk customs are being encouraged by the local government to boost winter and spring travel.

The region received 1.76 million visits by domestic travelers during the Spring Festival holiday, up 16.10 percent over the same period last year, the region's tourism development committee says.

And tourism revenue surged 28.77 percent to 2.07 billion yuan ($326 million).