The 2025 Taklimakan Rally roared to life on May 20 in Aksu Prefecture, northwestern China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In Aksu, racers navigated visually stunning courses through the majestic Wensu Canyon and Gobi plains.
A drone photo shows a car racing during Stage 1 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
A drone photo shows a car racing during Stage 1 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Rider Fang Xiangliang of China competes during Stage 1 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 21, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Xingyu)
Rider Martin Michek of the Czech Republic competes during the qualifying race of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 20, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Driver Meng Bin and co-driver Li Zhifeng compete during stage 3 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Keping County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
A car races during stage 3 of the 2025 Taklimakan Rally in Keping County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 23, 2025. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
With diverse ethnic culture and unique landscapes, Xinjiang has become a more and more popular destination for tourists from home and abroad. In Aksu, the landscapes are breathtaking, the apples are sweet and juicy, the air is alive as the locals sing and dance with joy and grace. Follow the steps of the Taklimakan Rally and take a marvelous tour around Aksu!
People visit the Kizilgaha Beacon Tower in Kuqa City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 22, 2020 shows the autumn scenery of desert poplar (populus euphratica) forest along the Tarim River in Xayar County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
Aerial photo taken on June 20, 2021 shows cars moving along Duku Highway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Gao Han)
An attendee of the 6th World Media Summit interacts with a dancer in Jiayi Village of Xinhe County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
Villagers play the traditional Uygur musical instrument in Jiayi Village of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
An artist performs Shaghydi, an ethnic sport game of the Uygur ethnic minority, in Awat County of Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region, Oct. 26, 2019. (Xinhua/Sadat)
A drone photo shows a cotton picker operating in a field in Awat County of Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Han)
Aerial photo taken on Oct. 16, 2020 shows a combine harvester reaping rice crop in Tohula Township of Wensu County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.(Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
A farmer sorts harvested apples at a garden in Aksu of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 21, 2020.(Xinhua/Hu Huhu)
A farmer checks the growth of tomatoes at a vegetable base in Aykol Town of Aksu, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 24, 2024. With the help of modern agricultural technologies, the vegetable base in Aykol Town of Aksu has become an important base for vegetable supply in southern Xinjiang. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
