Yang Kexin, a woman born after the 1990s, has successfully retrieved over 600 pieces of meteoric stones from depopulated zones in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region over a period of five years. Yang's keen interest in meteorites dates back to her childhood, when she frequently admired the stars in the sky at night.
The famous Russian writer Fodor Dostoevsky said: "If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh." To bring the truth and stories of Xinjiang, we have met with several Uygur children, who wear genuine smiles and would love to share their happiness with us all.
Chen Fangying (R) pays a home visit at Alimalik Village of Akto County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 12, 2021. Chen Fangying, a 24-year-old village teacher, is from southwest China's Guizhou Province.
