For Biregul, a woman from Hemu Village in the Altay Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, winters used to mean uninterrupted silence. But in 2021, when a ski resort opened just 5 km away from her home, things began to change, and the road outside her house gradually grew active.
2023-02-15When a power outage alarm sounds at about 4 a.m., Dong Yinxi rushes out of her dormitory with a flashlight and trudges through knee-deep snow to her work station over 300 meters away.
2023-02-07In the Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone (Toutunhe district) in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, production lines and manufacturing equipment of many factories are rolling at full capacity, as the factories have sped up production after the Spring Festival holiday.
2023-02-06Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region received over 4.78 million visits during this year's Spring Festival holiday, up 32.79 percent year on year, according to the regional culture and tourism department.
2023-01-29On hearing the duet of the Kazakh folk song "A Lovely Rose" and Italian opera "Nessun Dorma" (None Shall Sleep), Xu Dandan was a bit surprised, then soon enchanted by the chemistry generated from the unfrequent combination, especially the accompaniment of the gijak, a traditional Uygur bowed string instrument.
2023-01-29As the night closed in, Damingul Kohayip's kitchen got increasingly busy, filled with the sound of chopping, a blazing fire, and boiling water. Outside the kitchen are several traditional Kazakh-style tents where diners eagerly await the delicacies to be served.
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