A group of photographers made an art odyssey to Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region last year, exploring its natural beauty and the colorful lives of the people there.

Fifty-six ethnic groups, including Uygur, Han and Kazak, live in Xinjiang, making it one of the regions with the most ethnic groups in China.

About 100 photographs from the trip were exhibited at the headquarters of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles in Chaoyang District in Beijing. They showed diverse lifestyles, local culture, and the progress made in environmental protection and poverty alleviation.

These are some images from the exhibition which took place from March 22 to 31, hosted by the federation and China Photographers Association. 

(Text and Photos by Wei Yao)

Copyedited by Sudeshna Sarkar

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