Scenic Duku Highway reopens after seasonal hibernation(1/11)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/VCG)

Duku Highway reopened to tourists after its yearly "hibernation." The 560-km highway, connecting Dushanzi in the northern area of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Kuqa County in the south, runs through various landscapes including glaciers, forests, and grasslands. Due to snowy weather and road icing, the Duku Highway has a "hibernation period", which generally begins in October and ends in June of the following year.

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/VCG)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/VCG)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo/ICphoto)

Wonderful scenery along the Duku Highway, dubbed "the most beautiful highway in China," in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, opens to traffic, June 10, 2022. (Photo: China News Service/Liu Xin)