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A tourist poses for photos on Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 10, 2024. Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is set to experience further growth in its local tourism economy after the country's tourism authorities issued a three-year plan to promote regional tourism, with the first year receiving 178 million yuan in investment. From 2024 to 2026, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism will increase capital investment and resources in Xinjiang from five aspects, tourist sourcing, destination, product supply, transportation services, and publicity and promotion, so as to promote the high-quality development of the region's tourism industry. The plan was announced at the 2025 Xinjiang Tourism Development Conference in the city of Turpan on Monday. This marks a new effort from the country level to boost Xinjiang's local tourism sector. Xinjiang has been a popular tourist destination for domestic travelers in recent years. Data showed in 2023, the number of tourists in Xinjiang reached a record of 265 million from home and abroad, a year-on-year increase of 117.04 percent and the total tourism revenue reached 296.715 billion yuan, up 226.93 percent year on year. In 2023, Xinjiang added 563…