AFP通信さんのインスタグラム写真 - (AFP通信Instagram)「State-backed tourism booms in China's troubled Xinjiang⁣ ⁣ Chinese travellers throng the bazaars of old Kashgar, munching mutton kebabs and soaking up heavily commodified Uyghur culture -- part of a government push to remould troubled Xinjiang into a tourism paradise.⁣ ⁣ Kashgar, an ancient Silk Road oasis, was more recently on the frontlines of Beijing's sweeping anti-terrorism campaign in the northwestern region.⁣ ⁣ Now, after years of assault on Uyghur traditions and ways of life, the government is pumping cash into repackaging a state-approved version of their culture to attract domestic and foreign travellers.⁣ ⁣ On a recent visit by AFP journalists to old Kashgar, thousands of tourists crowded streetside stalls that were selling silk scarves and steaming naan. Other visitors snapped selfies in front of the pastel-yellow Id Kah Mosque.⁣ ⁣ The celebration of traditional dress comes despite a ban authorities placed a few years ago on Uyghur women wearing veils and men growing long beards.⁣ ⁣ Chinese officials have long viewed tourism as a way to develop resource-rich but historically impoverished Xinjiang.⁣ ⁣ The region's tourism bureau plans to spend over 700 million yuan in 2023, more than double its pre-pandemic budget in 2019.⁣ ⁣ A suite of new projects has been announced across Xinjiang, from luxury hotels to campsites, rail routes and activity parks.⁣ ⁣ 📷 @ppardo1 #AFP」9月14日 20時01分