Turpan Grape Festival Kicks Off in Xinjiang

　August 20, 2024

People taste grapes at a grape fair in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024.

The three-day Turpan grape festival kicked off on Friday. With its dry and sunny climate, Turpan has a long history of growing grapes and is one of the main grape production bases in China. Its planting area totals 42,000 hectares with 550 grape varieties. [Xinhua/Chen Shuo]

 

Tourists participate in a grape eating contest in the Grape Valley in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Shuo]

 

People taste grapes at a grape fair in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Shuo]

 

A Turpan Muqam show is staged during a performance for the Turpan grape festival in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Shuo]

 

People walk to the venue of the opening ceremony of the 30th China Silk Road Turpan Grape Festival in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Shuo]

 

A child poses for photos in the Grape Valley in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Shuo]

 

People taste grapes at a grape fair in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Bowen]

 

Staff members sell grapes via livestreaming at a grape fair in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Bowen]

 

People watch a drone light show during the opening ceremony of the 30th China Silk Road Turpan Grape Festival in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 16, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Shuo]

 

(Source: Xinhua)

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