Taklimakan's autumn poplars showcase Xinjiang's desert beauty

China Global Television Network (CGTN) - Oct 17, 2026

More than 133,000 hectares of ancient desert poplar forests in Tumushuke, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are now at peak autumn beauty.

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