Desert poplar forest becomes tourist attraction(1/4)

A view of a forest of desert poplar or populus euphratica in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. The trees draw tourists as their leaves turn a golden yellow, contrasting with the vast blue skies of the Gobi area. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Binyin)

A view of a forest of desert poplar or populus euphratica in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. The trees draw tourists as their leaves turn a golden yellow, contrasting with the vast blue skies of the Gobi area. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Binyin)

A view of a forest of desert poplar or populus euphratica in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. The trees draw tourists as their leaves turn a golden yellow, contrasting with the vast blue skies of the Gobi area. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Binyin)

A view of a forest of desert poplar or populus euphratica in Dunhuang, Northwest China’s Gansu Province. The trees draw tourists as their leaves turn a golden yellow, contrasting with the vast blue skies of the Gobi area. (Photo: China News Service/ Wang Binyin)