Tourism industry boosts economic growth in Altay, NW China

A tourist poses for photos at a scenic spot of Ulunggur Lake in Fuhai County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)

Rich in natural tourism resources, Altay has vigorously developed its tourism industry as an important driving force of economic momentum. From January to August this year, Altay saw a total of over 33.3 million tourist trips with a year-on-year increase of 15 percent. 

Tourists enjoy leisure time on the beach by the Ulunggur Lake in Fuhai County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)

A tourist poses for photos at a scenic spot of Ulunggur Lake in Fuhai County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)

Birds are seen at a scenic spot of Ulunggur Lake in Fuhai County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)

A tourist poses for photos on the beach by the Ulunggur Lake in Fuhai County of Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Cheng Li)