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Travel to Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region gained instant popularity among Chinese tourists on Thursday, which showed their practical support for the region, after some foreign clothing brands announced their refusal to use cotton produced in the region.
Searches for “where to go in Xinjiang this April” surged 275 percent on domestic travel services platform Mafengwo in the 24 hours ended at 2 pm on Thursday, according to the latest statistics provided by the platform to the Global Times.
Searches for “free tours in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture” in Xinjiang jumped 200 percent, the company added.
Pre-bookings of guesthouses in Xinjiang rose 60 percent on Wednesday and Thursday compared with…