A traditional melody from southeastern Fujian blended with Xinjiang folk music. Shadow puppets from Beijing interacted with Uygur artistic elements. Ancient crafts from different regions found new forms of expression.
2026-07-31Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recorded GDP of 125.36 billion yuan ($17.2 billion) in the first half of 2026, up 4.3% year on year, the local statistics bureau said Wednesday.
2026-07-31Turpan in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has turned its extreme heat into an asset. The city sees daily highs above 35 degrees Celsius on more than 100 days a year, and this July alone has already recorded 20 days topping 40 degrees Celsius.
2026-07-30With 108 robotic arms making 300,000+ precise snips every hour, this AI-powered machine is taking on one of farming's tedious jobs—cotton topping.
2026-07-29Football has offered young people in Xinjiang a platform to be seen and prove themselves. Behind every match are stories of resilience, dreams and grassroots passion.
2026-07-28It has 108 mechanical arms, rolls through cotton fields like a slow-moving tank, and performs more than 300,000 snips an hour. It is not some new weapon from a superhero movie, but a real robot built to do one of farming's most tedious jobs: cotton topping.
2026-07-24The Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held its 2026 meeting on Friday in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
2026-07-21China Southern Airlines launched a new round-trip service Thursday linking Urumqi, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with Seoul via Yantai, in east China’s Shandong Province.
2026-07-20For centuries, Xinjiang was known as a gateway on the ancient Silk Road, where merchants, caravans and goods simply passed through. Today, the region is taking on a new role—not just as a transit corridor, but as a hub where trade, manufacturing and logistics increasingly come together.
2026-07-17On Saturday, a couple from Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region suspended preparations for the opening of their equestrian club in Beihai, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and brought four horses to Liuchang Village in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, to transport supplies for villagers through steep and rugged mountain paths.
2026-07-16The 12th Epic Manas International Cultural Tourism Festival opened in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on Monday, and runs until July 20.
2026-07-15A museum themed on pterosaurs, winged reptiles closely related to dinosaurs, will open in September in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
2026-07-14Two groups of journalists from Central Asian media outlets recently travelled to Aksu Prefecture and Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in northern and southern Xinjiang, documenting what they say is the careful preservation of ethnic minority culture and rejecting allegations of "cultural genocide" outright.
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