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NW China’s Xinjiang ensures vegetable and fruit supply amid cold wave
A staff member unloads a box of fresh vegetables from a truck at the Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
URUMQI, Jan. 21 (Xinhua) — A massive cold wave has hit northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region recently, causing sharp temperature drops. Authorities across sectors in the region have worked in coordination to ensure an ample supply of vegetables and fruits.
A staff member loads a sack of vegetables onto a vehicle at the Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A man buys vegetables at an agricultural products market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A resident buys vegetables at a community direct-sale food store in Shuimogou District of Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A man buys vegetables at an agricultural products market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A staff member unloads a box of fresh vegetables from a truck at the Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
The Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, a regional logistics hub for agricultural produce, has launched a preemptive mechanism to secure supply sources and boost stocks in advance. At present, local markets are well stocked with vegetables and fruits, while prices remain stable.
A vendor arranges vegetables at the Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)Residents buy vegetables at an agricultural products market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A man buys vegetables at an agricultural products market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A resident buys vegetables at a farmers’ market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A staff member sorts vegetables in the government reserve vegetable sales area of a community direct-sale store in Shuimogou District of Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 20, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A vendor prepares to unload vegetables from a truck at the Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)A vendor transports fresh vegetables at the Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Jan. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)This photo taken on Jan. 19, 2026 shows fresh vegetables at the Jiuding agricultural products wholesale market in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)
Prof. Engr. Zamir Ahmed Awan Founder & Chair, Global Silk Route Research Alliance
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
