People wearing costumes of the Xibe ethnic group dance amid lavender flowers in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 27, 2018. China's westernmost Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region welcomed a record high of 107 million tourists in 2017, up 32.4 percent year on year. In addition, tourists spent over 182 billion yuan (28.4 billion U.S. dollars) in Xinjiang last year, 30 percent more than in 2016. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
