This photo taken on Oct. 26, 2024 shows a boat sailing in a lake at the Huludao (Gourd Island) scenic spot in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The unique autumn scenery featuring desert, lakes and the desert poplar (populus euphratica) in the scenic spot attracts many tourists.

There are tens of millions of acres of desert poplars scattering in the Tarim River Basin in Xinjiang. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)