Tourists enjoy their time by a sand castle, at a scenic area of Kumutage Desert in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Aug 10, 2014. Xinjiang's desert still features a high temperature afterLiqiu(Aug 7), the beginning of autumn, on the traditional Chinese calendar. Despite the heat, the desert sees an increasing number of visitors afterLiqiu, with an average of over 6,000 visits during the weekend, according to the administrative staff of the Kumutage Desert. [Photo/Xinhua]
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