URUMQI, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Yang Haoran's job is probably every little boy's dream: the young technician spends most of his days flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the vast croplands in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Since the spring sowing of cotton seeds commenced in the northern areas of Xinjiang, Yang has been fully occupied with operating his fleet of drones, which are capable of covering over 200,000 square meters of cotton fields.
URUMQI, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Alimjan Dawut, from northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, has covered a distance seven times the length of the equator in 33 months, driving his sixth ute pickup. Pointing at the odometer showing 286,800 kilometers, the 34-year-old man working for a local transportation company told Xinhua that he was mostly shuttling between Kashgar City and the Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan.
URUMQI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- A constant theme through Uygur Eskander Kadir's long life is the local system of ancient Karez wells, which he has helped to maintain and protect, enjoying the fresh water since childhood. "We are the children of Karez wells," said the 73-year-old resident of Baxbala Karzi Village in the city of Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Duri Jarman (R) talks with his younger brother who also lives in Aimin Village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 21, 2023. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu) The life of herdsman Duri Jarman is closely tied to two places: the village of Ak Toga Langar, nestled deep in the mountains of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, and Aimin Village, located near the county seat.
