Tourists are shopping at the direct sale center in Alashankou Integrated Free Trade Zone in Bortala Mongolian Autonomous prefecture in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on Thursday. Chocolate from Russia, wine from Georgia and makeups from France are the most popular goods here. In the first seven months of 2018, the number of inbound and outbound international cargo trains via the inland port Alashankou reached 1,300, local authorities told the Global Times. Photos: Shan Jie/GT