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    Students at a primary school in Xiaokang New District, Qira County, Hotan Prefecture are engaged in an activity to foster their love for the country. Poverty alleviation programs have granted all school-age children in southern Xinjiang access to schooling with steadily increased quality of education.
    《Motherland in My Heart》   Photo by Han Shuanzhu
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    A group of smiling children in the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County. Pamirs Plateau is literally the roof of the world and the Tajiks there are called “people living above clouds.” The plots in Visitors on the Icy Mountain, a well-known film among the Chinese people, took place in this county.
    《Smiles over Pamirs Plateau》   Photo by Li Ge
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    Burumahan Maoleduo became a border guard at the age of 19. She has been patrolling the borderline near the Donggulama mountain pass for more than 50 years. In this photograph, she is telling children stories about it.
    《Burumahan Maoleduo》   Photo by Hu Shaowu
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    Han and Uygur girls are helping each other to learn and make progress together. Under the policy of ethnic equality and unity, the 56 ethnic groups in China live in harmony and develop hand-in-hand.
    《Sisters》   Photo by Chen Jianfei
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    Children, led by their teachers, are doing physical exercises at the Central Kindergarten in Nazerbag Town, Kashgar Prefecture. Promoting well-rounded education has been a major focus of education reform and development in China.
    《Let's Do Exercises》   Photo by Wang Haiyan
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    Kindergarten children are in a bilingual class of mandarin and Uygur Languages in Upal Town, Kashgar Prefecture. All children of the right age in the prefecture now have access to kindergartens.
    《Bilingual Class》   Photo by Zhang Huawei
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    At a night market in Hotan City, tourists are dancing together with the locals. Hotan, known as the “jade capital” in China, used to be a hub on the southern route of the ancient Silk Road. The night market has become a tourist attraction for its colorful ethnic features and delicious local food.
    《Come On, Let's Dance》   Photo by Adil Nadir
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    Mongolian Tuvans are galloping in the snow during a traditional horse race in Kanas Village on the northernmost border of Altay Prefecture.
    《Tuvan Horse Racing in the Snow》   Photo by Meng Ge
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    Kulichreti Muheyati, a Kazakh girl in her twenties, returned to her hometown in Altunemil Village of Tacheng City and established a carpet weaving and embroidery business. Each of the items she and her employees produce features the traditional designs of their hometown.
    《Specialty Industry》   Photo by Wu Zongqi
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    Doctors from Rizhao City, Shandong Province in eastern China are introducing basic healthcare knowledge to children at the Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital in Makit County, Kashgar Prefecture. As a nation-wide program to promote self-reliant development in Xinjiang, many hospitals in eastern and central provinces have paired up with hospitals in Xinjiang and provided assistance to them.
    《Warm-hearted Doctors》   Photo by Qian Han
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    Residents in traditional costumes are taking a walk after their meals in the Hoskule Community of Tekes County in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture. Nowadays, increasing numbers of local ethnic minority households have added modern-style clothing, e.g. suits and jackets, to their closet.
    《A Community of Harmony》   Photo by Zhang Junge
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    Kids are playing a game of Gobang in the Central Kindergarten of Nazerbag Town, Kashgar Prefecture. In line with the purpose of preschool education in China, it is essential to care for children’s physical and mental well-being, and ensure their happy and healthy growth.
    《Fun Games》   Photo by Wang Haiyan
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    Villagers in Tuanjie Village have gathered for a group photo in celebration of the Spring Festival. By helping each other in work and life, they have been enjoying harmony and solidarity in one big family.
    《A Family Portrait for the New Year》   Photo by Zhu Mingjun
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    Households from different ethnic groups are spending the Lunar New Year’s Eve together. This traditional festival of China usually falls on December 29 or 30 of the lunar calendar. As the last evning of the year, it bears special importance for the Chinese people.
    《Enjoying the New Year's Eve Together》   Photo by Sun Jiamin
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    A village official is offering guidance to farmers on how to grow vegetables in a greenhouse. The annual net revenue generated by each greenhouse can reach as much as 10,000 RMB yuan. An increasing number of villagers are relying on operating greenhouses to increase their incomes and shake off poverty.
    《Technical Guidance》   Photo by Han Shuanzhu
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    Many female workers from Shanghai have settled in southern Xinjiang. They have overcome difficulties and established businesses together with local ethnic minority groups in order to shake off poverty.
    《Master and Apprentice》   Photo by Wu Haiyan
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    Students are posing for a group photo with footballs in their hands. The future of Chinese football rests upon the shoulders of the younger generation. As the training needs to start from childhood, there has been increasing importance attached to school-based football training.
    《Football Dreams》   Photo by Han Shuanzhu
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    Kazakh falconers in Qinghe County, Altay Prefecture. Training hunting falcons have long been an important part of the nomadic lifestyle of the horse-riding Kazakhs living in this region.
    《Kazakh People and Falcons》   Photo by Jin Wei