On December 6, the departure ceremony for cross-border self-driving tour at the Baktu Port of China and Kazakhstan was launched in Tacheng, Xinjiang. This is the full resumption of normal passenger traffic at the Baktu Port after an interval of four years and eight months.

On December 6, passengers went through exit procedures at the Baktu Port Joint Inspection Hall. Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Yin Xingyu

On the morning of that day, 15 self-driving vehicles and 50 tourists will go through the exit formalities at the Baktu Port Joint Inspection Hall, and then go to Ala Lake in Kazakhstan, Almaty City and other places for sightseeing through Baktu Port. It will take 6 days to return home from Horgos Port.

On December 6, self-driving vehicles were waiting for inspection and customs clearance at Baktu Port. Photo by Xinhua Agency reporter Yin Xingyu

Baktu Port is located on the northern edge of the Junggar Basin in northwest Xinjiang, 12 kilometers away from Tacheng City in Xinjiang, and adjacent to the Republic of Kazakhstan. It is currently one of the most convenient ports in my country connecting Russia and Central Asian countries.

After February 28, 2022, Baktu Port will resume normal cargo customs clearance, but passenger customs clearance will be temporarily suspended due to the upgrade of the tourist inspection hall of Bakut Port in Kazakhstan. Today, the resumption of the flow of people at the Baktu Port marks the comprehensive return to normal operation of passenger and freight transport at the port. It will promote personnel exchanges, trade and tourism cooperation between China and Kazakhstan, and further promote the continuous growth of inbound and outbound people. (Reporters Yin Xingyu, Oman)