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    A motorcycle rider is crossing the Xingfu No. 5 Bridge in Tar Tajik Township, Akto County in southern Xinjiang. Local residents with their blossoming apricot present fairyland-like scenery in this Arcadian village.
    《The Bridge of Happiness》   Photo by Gao Song
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    Mukarefujiang Aiheti, a farmer-painter in Hadilek Village produces Dolan paintings, a traditional rural art in Xinjiang. Dolan means “gathering” in the local dialect and Dolan paintings usually depict daily lives of the local people.
    《Dolan Paintings by Farmers》   Photo by Han Shuanzhu
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    The Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar in Urumqi is the world’s largest Bazaar and attracts tourists from around the globe.
    《Bustling Grand Bazaar》   Photo by Sun Guofu
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    Employees of the Naan Industrial Park in Urumqi City have positioned several thousand naans into the Chinese characters of “Long Live the Motherland.” As the best-known traditional staple in Xinjiang, naan has also become a distinctive symbol of ethnic culture for Xinjiang.
    《Long Live the Motherland》   Photo by Sun Guofu
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    Online promotion is driving walnut sales to the four corners of the country. Live-streaming has become an important part of local farmers’ work to promote their agricultural products.
    《Together We Go for Poverty Alleviation》   Photo by Li Xiaoqiang
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    Students are studying in the library of a middle school in Hotan City. It has become a social fashion to advocate the benefit of reading, encourage the youth to enjoy reading and provide them with good books. More and more local teenagers have been attracted to libraries and formed a habit reading and learning.
    《In a Library》   Photo by Lu Xianyi
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    To Urumqi citizens, visiting night markets is an important part of their life as well as a colorful cultural experience. After the COVID-19 was brought under control in the city, the Wuyi Night Market has been reopened, attracting locals and tourists and bringing considerable income to the vendors.
    《Wuyi Night Market》   Photo by Chen Yu
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    Campus football, now popular in Xinjiang, brings sunshine and happiness to the youth. A well-known rural football team in Yining County once represented China in an international teenager football game.
    《Football Dream for the Youth》   Photo by Zhen Shixin
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    Lasses in ethnic costumes present a beautiful picture in the vineyards of Aksu Prefecture. In addition to a flourishing grape industry, the villagers have developed an “agritainment” business, both of which have increased local employment and incomes.
    《Portrait of Beauties》   Photo by Lu Xianyi
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    A young man in his traditional musical instrument store in Kashgar Old City. Many of the traditional instruments in Xinjiang are produced in Shufu County of Kashgar Prefecture. The exquisite construction and unique sound of these instruments make them a valued part of the cultural heritage of Xinjiang.
    《Heritage of Ethnic Musical Instruments》   Photo by Li Ge
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    Uygur weddings are elaborate and lively celebrations with rich ethnic features. Families and friends sing and dance together in an atmosphere full of joy.
    《Wedding in Taklimakan》   Photo by Sun Guofu
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    Local residents are shopping in a supermarket in Kashgar City. Kashgar is the second largest special economic zone in Xinjiang. It also has the name of “the most exotic place” in China.
    《A Great Variety of Goods》   Photo by Fu Rui
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    The night market of Kashgar is located opposite the east gate of Kashgar Old City. Home to an endless variety of stalls, it offers a miniature of the vibrant economic and cultural activities of the city’s nightlife.
    《Night Market of Kashgar》   Photo by Li Yang
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    Locals congregate in the squares, singing and dancing to traditional songs. The people of Xinjiang are well-known throughout China for their talent for singing and dancing.
    《Happy Life in Dances》   Photo by Sun Xiang
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    Here are two pictures of a couple on the Urumqi West Bridge with 33 years in between, showing how much the city has developed since the start of reform and opening-up in 1978. This bridge, connecting areas across the Urumqi River and bearing witness to the passing of the times, is loaded with the memories of several generations.
    《Great Changes》   Photo by Li Ming