Lavender tourism festival promotes economic development in China’s Xinjiang

Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Tourists visit an intangible cultural heritage market in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, . Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Tourists visit a lavender museum in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, . Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

An aerial drone photo taken shows a lavender field in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

This photo taken shows lavender plants at a lavender farm in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A tourist poses for photos at a scenic spot featuring lavender fields in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Tourists watch an intangible cultural heritage performance in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, . Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Tourists visit a lavender farm in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region,. Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A drone photo taken shows tourists visiting a lavender farm in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

A performance is staged at a park in Huocheng County, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, . Vast fields of lavender in Huocheng County entered full bloom in June, transforming the landscape into a sea of purple.
Featuring cultural performances, sports events and exhibitions showcasing local heritage, a lavender tourism festival kicked off to coincide with this natural spectacle, highlighting the region’s thriving lavender industry while promoting local tourism and economic development.




