This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2023 shows plum products displayed at a plum industry park in Payzawat, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
URUMQI, March 19 (Xinhua) -- 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. In Payzawat County, located in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a new generation of agricultural entrepreneurs is leveraging desalination technology and salt-tolerant crop varieties to bring "desert tomatoes" and premium prunes to the market nationwide.
This photo taken on Aug. 25, 2025 shows a fully assembled China-Europe freight train waiting for departure at the standard-gauge yard of Horgos railway port in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
An employee monitors real-time field conditions to coordinate fertilizer delivery and stock through a smart system at a fertilizer company in Manas County of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on March 4, 2026. Agricultural supply manufacturers in Xinjiang are working at full capacity to fulfill orders and ensure a steady flow of fertilizers and materials for spring farming.
