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Grand Bazaar enters peak tourism season in China’s Xinjiang

By Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan 2 min read

Wire desk byline Sourced from Xinhua, Dawn, Arab News, Anadolu and Minute Mirror. Translated and abridged by the GSRRA Desk.

Grand Bazaar enters peak tourism season in China’s Xinjiang

A girl poses for photos at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Scenic areas across China have entered peak season for tourism. The Grand Bazaar receives an average of more than 200,000 daily tourists since July this year. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A girl has fun at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Scenic areas across China have entered peak season for tourism. The Grand Bazaar receives an average of more than 200,000 daily tourists since July this year. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

Tourists select cultural and creative products at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Scenic areas across China have entered peak season for tourism. The Grand Bazaar receives an average of more than 200,000 daily tourists since July this year. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A woman poses for photos holing a cultural and creative product at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Scenic areas across China have entered peak season for tourism. The Grand Bazaar receives an average of more than 200,000 daily tourists since July this year. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

A tourist selects cultural and creative products at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Scenic areas across China have entered peak season for tourism. The Grand Bazaar receives an average of more than 200,000 daily tourists since July this year. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

Tourists select nuts and dried fruit at the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 21, 2025. Scenic areas across China have entered peak season for tourism. The Grand Bazaar receives an average of more than 200,000 daily tourists since July this year.

Reference Link:- https://english.news.cn/20250821/cea53cac6f704a528e26b13f68314272/c.html

Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance

Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016, working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…

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