Growing up as a Han girl in Central China, I rarely met anyone from Xinjiang in my hometown. To me, as a child, it was a distant place where everyone seemed to know how to sing and dance.
President Xi Jinping attends a grand gathering held on Thursday in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. YAN YAN/XINHUA President Xi Jinping joined local officials and members of the public from all ethnic groups and walks of life on Thursday in a grand gathering in celebration of the 70th founding anniversary of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, held in Urumqi, the regional capital.
Workers assemble turbine blades at the wind power plant of Sany Heavy Industry in Tacheng, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Sept 12. ZHAO YIMENG/CHINA DAILY In the sheds of Tianlai Livestock Group in Bole, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, cattle are raised in comfort and "live a happy life".
Elderly people from different ethnic groups pose for a group photo at the Hu'erjia Cultural Compound in Altay, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Sept 9. The compound is a significant cultural and historical site that embodies multicultural integration and ethnic harmony in Xinjiang.
