On the edge of the Taklimakan Desert, China's largest desert, a technological breakthrough in water management is transforming once-barren saline-alkali land into a productive hub for high-value agriculture.
2026-03-20
Snow settles at the foot of the western Tianshan Mountains until a herder lifts his whip and the silence gives way to motion: a line of horses surges forward, hooves striking powder into white mist. In Zhaosu, a remote county in the Ili River Valley in China's far northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, winter brings a spectacle locals call "heavenly horses treading snow" — an image that looks ancient, but the economics behind it are not.
2026-03-16
Munawware Habibulla recently used her platform as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress to advocate for the preservation of ancient texts, which she called a form of "living memory of the Chinese national community".
2026-03-11
Growth of foreign trade of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has remained steady despite sanctions from some countries, which shows its strong resilience against headwinds, said deputies to the 14th National People's Congress.
2026-03-09
Pastoral areas of Xinjiang welcome the lambing season. In Manas County of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, about 180,000 breeding ewes have so far given birth to some 130,000 lambs, and lambing is expected to continue until early April.
2026-03-05
