(250717) -- KUQA, July 17, 2025 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on July 16, 2025 shows a grassland by the Duku Highway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Northwest China's Duku Highway, considered one of the most scenic roads in the country, sees a tourism boom in the summer.
The 561-kilometer highway connects Dushanzi in the north of Xinjiang with Kuqa City in the south, running through varied landscapes that include canyons, glaciers, lakes and grasslands. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
