URUMQI, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- A new ski-themed museum has opened to the public in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently. It is located in Altay Prefecture, which boasts modern ski ...

URUMQI -- China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has unveiled a plan to establish itself as a leading hub for the country's ...

URUMQI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The second edition of Winter Games Around Altai Mountains kicked off on Sunday in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Photo: Courtesy of the Altay Museum of the Origin of Human Skiing. The Altay Prefecture, located in the northern part of the ...

A 16-year-old Kazakh boy, Azamat Adalbek, is enjoying his unique winter holiday learning to make fur snowboards. The boy's ...

Chinese archaeologists have recently discovered a large and uniquely structured cemetery dating back to 2800BC-2600BC about ...

URUMQI, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The second edition of Winter Games Around Altai Mountains kicked off on Sunday in Altay City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The four-day event ...

This story appears in the December 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. The hunting party slowly glides into the Altay Mountains in search of elk. It is dead calm, minus 38°F. Just as ...

The plot takes place in the Altai Mountains, where snow leopards, rare and majestic predators, face the threat of extinction. The main character of the film is a baby snow leopard, who has just ...