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A tourist skis at Jiangjunshan Ski Resort in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 25, 2025. As the Spring Festival approaches, Altay in Xinjiang has ushered in peak tourist ...

Tourists wait to pick up luggages at an airport in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 25, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo) A staff member arranges ski boards at Jiangjunshan ...

A new ski-themed museum has opened to the public in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently. It is located in Altay Prefecture, which boasts modern ski resorts and an ancient ...

URUMQI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The second edition of Winter Games Around Altai Mountains kicked off on Sunday in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The four-day event ...

[Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily] A 16-year-old Kazakh boy, Azamat Adalbek, is enjoying his unique winter holiday learning to make fur snowboards. The boy's home is in Meilifeng village in Altay ...

Azamat Adalbek uses fur snowboards to walk on a snowfield in Meilifeng village in Altay prefecture of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, China, Jan 15, 2025. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/China Daily] As ...

An aerial drone photo shows people enjoying themselves at the "Sunset Party" in Jiangjunshan International Ski Resort in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 27, 2025. The ...

The Altay Prefecture, located in the northern part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has long been celebrated as the origin of human skiing. On Thursday, it adds another feather to its cap ...