The new high-speed railway station in Urumqi is lit up on June 28. Photo: CFP

 

An elder Kazakh woman sits outside her wooden house in Yili, Xinjiang on June 7, 2016. In the mountains in the Tekes areas in Yili, many herdsmen live traditional lives.Photo:Cui Meng/GT

 

A Muslim man buys fruits before sunrise at Limin Alley, Urumqi, during the Ramadan fast, which started on June 6, 2016.Photo:Cui Meng/GT

 

Vendors sell Xinjiang handicrafts inside the Urumqi International Grand Bazaar. Photo:Cui Meng/GT