Photo taken on July 5, 2018 shows the construction site of the desert road linking Yuli County to Qiemo County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As an important link of the Silk Road Economic Belt, Xinjiang is speeding up the development of transportation and logistics to connect east and west. By the end of 2017, the total length of roads in Xinjiang reached 186,000 km, with 4,578 km of expressways. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

Aerial photo taken on May 21, 2018 shows the road next to fields in Qapqal Xibe Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. 

Aerial photo taken on Aug. 2, 2018 shows a road in Zhaosu County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo taken on Sept. 23, 2017 shows a car on its way to the Hemu scenic area of Kanas in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.