Xinjiang receives over 183.85 mln tourists in first 3 quarters

Photo taken on Oct. 26, 2019 shows the scenery of the populus euphratica, commonly known as desert poplar, along the Tarim River in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In the first three quarters of this year, Xinjiang received over 183.85 million tourists from home and abroad with a year-on-year increase of 40.9 percent, and saw a total tourism revenue of more than 304.6 billion yuan (about 43.1 billion U.S. dollars) with a year-on-year growth of 40.78 percent. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)