URUMQI, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Stepping on a pier, Parhati Aihimaiti clutched a beam in one hand for support and repaired the barbed wire that fastens guardrails on the left side of a bridge.
Tourists are seen at a teahouse in the ancient city of Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2020.
Workers at a rural cooperative make embroidery works in Tekes county, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, on Aug 10, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua] Tursonnissar Ali from Hotan county, the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has already got used to the daily 15-minute ride on her scooter from her village on the edge of the Taklimakan Desert to get to the clothing factory where she works.
Last year, Alashankou port, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, cleared 15 million tons of import and export cargos, up 12 percent from the previous year. The port witnessed a total of 5,027 inbound and outbound China-Europe (Central Asia) freight train trips in 2020, a year-on-year increase of 40.
