A 13.9-meter long, 8-meter high Hami melon model with a diameter of 7.5 meters, invites visitors to the Ninth Honey-tour Hami Melon Festival in the city of Hami in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on July 12. During the festival, 128 types of Hami melons will be showcased and 20 tons of Hami melons will be offered to tourists for free. [Photo/Asianewsphoto] 

A contender prepares his sculpture, "The Flying Hami", for the Hami melon sculpture contest at the Ninth Honey-tour Hami Melon Festival in the city of Hami in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on July 12. During the festival, 128 types of Hami melons will be showcased and 20 tons of Hami melons will be offered to tourists for free. [Photo/Asianewsphoto]