Police officers guard livestock migration in Xinjiang

Police officers help local herdsmen transfer their livestock to a spring pasture in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 25, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Pengfei)

Local herdsmen began their annual migration journey to transfer thousands of livestock to spring pasture in Xinjiang.

Three border policemen were dispatched to assist local herdsmen on the more than 20-kilometer passage to make the travel safe.

Police officers help local herdsmen transfer their livestock to a spring pasture in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 25, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Pengfei)

Police officers help local herdsmen transfer their livestock to a spring pasture in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 25, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Pengfei)

Police officers help local herdsmen transfer their livestock to a spring pasture in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 25, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Pengfei)

Police officers help local herdsmen transfer their livestock to a spring pasture in Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, April 25, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Pengfei)