China's Xinjiang sees tourism boom during Spring Festival

URUMQI, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region experienced a tourism boom during the Spring Festival holiday this year.

During the eight-day holiday that just ended on Saturday, the region received about 7.22 million tourists and raked in nearly 7.4 billion yuan in tourism revenue, according to the regional culture and tourism department.

The figures represented a huge increase from