Autumn colors paint a stunning landscape at Wucaitan

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2026 shows the autumn scenery at Wucaitan Scenic Area in Burqin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As the golden season for viewing poplar trees arrives, vast stretches of poplar forest turn golden, while the colorful Danxia landforms create a landscape resembling a painter's palette spread across the land. (Tian Guojian/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2026 shows the autumn scenery at Wucaitan Scenic Area in Burqin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As the golden season for viewing poplar trees arrives, vast stretches of poplar forest turn golden, while the colorful Danxia landforms create a landscape resembling a painter's palette spread across the land. (Tian Guojian/Guangming Pictures)

Photo taken on Oct. 9, 2026 shows the autumn scenery at Wucaitan Scenic Area in Burqin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As the golden season for viewing poplar trees arrives, vast stretches of poplar forest turn golden, while the colorful Danxia landforms create a landscape resembling a painter's palette spread across the land. (Tian Guojian/Guangming Pictures)