Traditional naan-making techniques inherited, developed in Xinjiang
This photo taken on July 21, 2025 shows a booth selling naan along a street in Kuqa City, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. There is a saying in Xinjiang,…
Kashgar fair fuels shared growth for regional partners
The 15th Kashgar-Central and South Asia Commodity Fair, recently concluded in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, served as a golden bridge for regional cooperation, facilitating the entry of high-quality…
Faces of Kashgar | Food, friendship, and finding home
Despite being ethnically Korean, Seok Gyeong-seon has found a welcoming home in Kashgar, Xinjiang. Bringing kimchi to the land of naan bread, he has shared his authentic Korean-style cuisine, winning…
China: Kashgar, past preserved, present empowered, future envisioned
WHEN our delegation of academics and media professionals landed in Kashgar this June, the air felt ripe with anticipation—and legacy. What unfolded over the next four days was not a…
Xinjiang kicks off cotton planting season with undeterred momentum
Editor’s note: Xinjiang, the largest cotton-producing area in China, is entering this year’s cotton planting season with vigor. In this three-part series, Xinhua will map the past and present of…
Airport expansion in Xinjiang boosts high-level opening up
People walk at the departure hall of a new terminal at Urumqi Tianshan International Airport in Urumqi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 15, 2025. A new terminal at…