Accounting for one sixth of China's total land area, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has a vast territory of over 1.66 million square kilometers. As a place of fantastic sceneries, Xinjiang is home to the Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China, the stunning Turgen Apricot Flower Valley, and the massive Bayanbulak Grassland.

The zigzag roads in Southern Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The Gaoshan Lake in Tianshan Mountain, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The crimson clouds at sunrise in the euphratica forest of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The cotton fields in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The populus euphratica forest growing along the Tarim River in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The specular Anjihai Grand Canyon, one of nature's great wonders, in Kuitun, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

The vast Qiongkushi Tai in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Karamay Devil City, an area of typical Yardang landform, in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photos: 8KRAW.com; compiled by Lin Xiaojie)