Since opening her first homestay inn in July in the Pingxiliang village of Urumqi county in Urumqi city, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Xie Chengyu has become more confident about building a better future in the idyllic village.
2025-09-12In the scorching heat of Turpan Basin, where temperatures easily rise to 40 degrees Celsius, the underground Karez irrigation system offers a refreshing respite. This ancient engineering marvel continues to sustain life along the Silk Road.
2025-09-10It turned out to be the longest trip I had ever taken inside China. It was a journey that transported me deep into arid plains, where diamonds glitter in the most unexpected places.
2025-09-08In the vast cotton fields of Shihezi city, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, white cotton sways gently in the breeze. But instead of heading to textile mills, they are now being turned into "steel paper," a material widely used in electricity, aviation, and other industries.
2025-09-04The 2025 Urumqi Marathon kicked off Sunday, with its panoramic city route highlighting the development, vitality and warmth of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China's northwest.
2025-09-01Two years ago, when Dr. Wei Yunfei boarded a plane from Nanjing, the capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, to the remote Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture in the far west, he knew his life was about to change.
2025-08-22An international air cargo route for fruits and vegetables was launched on Saturday from Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, to Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
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