People line up to purchase ice cream from a Uygur peddler in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Md Amran Hossain / For China Daily

A porter plays a bamboo flute while climbing Mount Huashan in Shaanxi province. Lam Ngai Ching / For China Daily

A woman makes a phone call in the field of sunflowers in Minqin county, Gansu province. Seah Kwang Peng / For China Daily

A girl with traditional headwear poses in front of the Drum Tower in Xi'an, Shaanxi province. Daniel O Possamai / For China Daily