Feature: Cross-border tourism thrives between China's Xinjiang, Kazakhstan

TACHENG, China, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Border port cities in northwest China's Xinjiang have seen a boom in cross-border tourism propelled by a visa-free agreement between China and Kazakhstan since it took effect in November 2023. INCREASING TRAVEL ROUTES

"This summer, I made two trips to the Alakol Lake in Kazakhstan," said Tao Qin, a Tacheng city resident in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Lake swimmin