This video of Barkol Lake was shot by the CGTN team on Friday in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Barkol Lake is one of the biggest tourism highlights in the area. It is a lagoon in the Barkol Basin, filled by melted snow from Tianshan Mountains. Barkol Basin is the region's second largest grassland, covering nearly 200,000 square kilometers. Herdsmen with sheep and horses flock to the lakeside. Summer is the best season to visit Barkol Lake since it is a good time to see traditional Kazakh horse racing and sheep hunting. In recent years, Barkol's travel economic development has increased thanks to continued governmental efforts in infrastructure and publicity.