Picturesque autumn scenery along Duku Highway in China's Xinjiang

The Duku Highway, deemed one of China's most beautiful roads, snaked through picturesque autumn scenery and snow-covered mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in recent days, attracting flocks of tourists. 　

The Duku Highway　is a scenic mountainous section spanning over 500 kilometers between Dushanzi and Kuqa on China's National Highway 217 in Xinjiang.

A major road linking northern and southern Xinjiang, Duku Highway is also famous for its spectacular natural landscape including glaciers, forests, and grasslands.