During the Spring Festival, Ili welcomes visitors around the world.
Near the Tianshan Mountains, Ili (伊犁)Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture is an old area in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, with multiple ethnic minorities living here. During the Spring Festival, Ili welcomes visitors from around the world.The photo shows the gate of ka zan qi Culture Tourism area in the Ancient City of Yili decorated with a couplet.
![The gate of ka zan qi Culture Tourism area in Ancient City of Ili is decorated by a couplet.](https://chinaminutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/1-3.jpg)
About 13 ethnic minorities live in the ancient city now, and the oldest buildings have a history of more than two hundred years. The photo shows an ancient building and pigeons in front of it.
![An ancient building and pigeons in front of it.](https://chinaminutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/3-2.jpg)
![Visitors are feeding pigeons in the ancient city.](https://chinaminutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/7-1.jpg)
![The locals are selling fruits to visitors in the ancient city.](https://chinaminutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/4-1.jpg)
![A residential courtyard in the ancient city.](https://chinaminutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/6-2-scaled.jpg)
![Local people wearing special costume dance to the music on a square in Ili.](https://chinaminutes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2.png)
Photos taken by Yetao Gu.
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