China broke ground on Saturday for a new expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, with the aim of opening a new artery that allows year-round, all-weather travel in the area. The 394-kilometer Duku Expressway, scheduled for completion in 2032, will be built with a total investment of 76 billion yuan ($10.
The Mendong grocery store in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, derives its name from two villages more than 3,000 kilometers apart. Men refers to Xinchengximen village, where the grocery store is located, while dong stands for Shibadong, a once impoverished village in Central China's Hunan province.
The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is now at the best period of development in its history, featuring unprecedented economic and social progress, marked improvements in people's well-being and a stronger sense of gain, happiness and security among residents, according to a white paper issued on Friday. Titled "Communist Party of China Guidelines for Governing Xinjiang in the New Era: Practice and Achievements", the white paper was unveiled at a news conference held by the Information Office of the State Council in Beijing.
A machine harvests wheat in Yaozhanzi village, Qitai County, Changji Hui autonomous prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo provided by the Convergence Media Center of Qitai county) In Yaozhanzi village, Qitai County, Changji Hui autonomous prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the early autumn sun bathes the vast fields.
