On October 24, in Shaya County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, the "Twelfth Shaya Populus euphratica Festival and the 2nd Shaya Populus euphratica Festival" was held in the Shayanzhou Scenic Area on the south bank of the Tarim River in the county.
During the Populus euphratica Festival, exciting events such as mountain bike cross-country challenge, cross-country running orienteering challenge, car track cross-country race, and car cross-country rally will be held simultaneously.
According to reports, there are about 15 million acres of Populus euphratica forest along the Tarim River Basin in southern Xinjiang. It is the world's largest forest area of Populus euphratica, of which there are about 4.7 million acres in Shaya County.
The picture shows tourists who come here walking in the original Populus euphratica forest to admire the charm of Populus euphratica autumn.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liu Xin
Release time: 2020-10-24 21:01:02 【Editor: Wang Yi】