In a community in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, milk tea is not just a beverage. While a pot of milk tea simmers in a courtyard, local residents gather with cups in hand to discuss everyday issues -- faulty streetlamps, alleys in need of repair, or other minor neighborhood disputes.
2026-08-11An industry conference on xinmei, a variety of European plum developed locally in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was held in the fruit's primary production hub earlier this week.
2026-08-10Qiuci Alley in Kuqa city, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has been transformed from a dilapidated lane into a popular tourist destination featuring distinctive local residences and folk culture.
2026-08-10A cooperative under the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is sun-drying Hami melons to extend shelf life and reduce waste during the peak harvest season.
2026-08-06The first robotics 9S center in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is under construction in Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone.
2026-08-04After a 15-day trial operation, a new facility for cooling associated gas at the No. 81 natural gas processing station of Xinjiang Oilfield’s No. 2 Oil Production Plant began operations on Thursday, increasing the daily processing capacity of the station to 3.9 million cubic meters, becoming the largest of its kind in China.
2026-08-03Since the operation of the ±800 kV ultra-high voltage direct current (UHV DC) power transmission project linking Hami of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region with southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, the Chongqing end has received a cumulative total of over 30 billion kWh of electricity, with a recorded single-day peak power delivery of 145 million kWh.
2026-08-03A 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.
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