New transport links to open remote Xinjiang village to tourism

Updated: Dec 10, 2025 By Fang Aiqing and Mao Weihua chinadaily.com.cn Print

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The secluded beauty of Saihantaohai village in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will become more accessible next year with the introduction of new transport links. [Photo by Ma Lixin/For chinadaily.com.cn]

A group of local photographers recently explored the village's pristine landscape. According to Liu Xiaofen, vice-chairwoman of the prefecture's photographers association, the 129-kilometer Tourism Highway S340, which will link Bayingolin's Luntai and Hejing counties, is scheduled to open next year, finally connecting the world to the area's natural splendor.

Ahead of that opening, a 320-km expressway connecting Urumqi, Xinjiang's regional capital, with Bayingolin's Yuli county is expected to be completed by the end of this year.

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