Aerial photo taken on April 19, 2020 shows a reservoir for reclaimed water in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Reclaimed water is widely used in a nursery built on the gobi desert to improve local ecological environment in Altay. Since 2017, the nursery has approximately provided 400,000 seedlings with afforestation of 5,000 mu (about 333 hectare) on barren mountains. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region plans to invest 880 million yuan (about 124.3 million U.S. dollars) this year to promote construction and update of tourism service facilities, according to local authorities.

The projects that the autonomous region plans to invest in include 73 projects in tourist attractions and 21 tourism-related construction projects of public service facilities.

The city of Turpan in Xinjiang will invest in 11 tourism projects and other 39 projects this year to solve the problems of parking, refueling, and communication for tourists.

The Altay region in Xinjiang will also promote the construction of tourism projects in museums, ski resorts, and exhibition centers, and other facilities, including highways.