Herdsmen transfer livestock to summer pastures on Barlik Mountain, NW China's Xinjiang

A herdsman prepares to shear his sheep at the summer pasture on the Barlik Mountain in Yumin County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, June 23, 2018. Local herdsmen have transferred their livestock to summer pastures on the Barlik Mountain since late June and will stay here until September. Local authorities has devoted efforts in recent years to protect the ecological environment on the pasture and upgrade driveways to improve the infrastructure construction in the pasturing area. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)