China's Ili attracts visitors with unique natural landscapes and cultural sites

A tourist poses for photos with a painted wall in Yining City of Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 4, 2025. Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture has ushered in its peak tourism period. The region's unique natural landscapes and cultural sites have attracted a large number of visitors. It received 54.93 million domestic tourists in the first seven months of this year, a year-on-year increase of 10.31 percent. (Xinhua/Liu Lianfen)