MKS sports Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on December 24, 2024, preparing for an integrated ice and snow-themed fair for tourists. In the first 10 months of 2024, Xinjiang received more than 270 million of tourists from home and abroad, up 14.42 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG" src="https://www.globaltimes.cn/Portals/0/attachment/2024/2024-12-24/8ca73ec2-378d-4b5f-8c4a-33a86ffa69b9.jpeg" />

A sculptor carves a snow sculpture at a park in Urumqi, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on December 24, 2024, preparing for an integrated ice and snow-themed fair for tourists. In the first 10 months of 2024, Xinjiang received more than 270 million of tourists from home and abroad, up 14.42 percent year-on-year. Photo: VCG