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In pics: Daolang paintings in Awat County, NW China's Xinjiang

  A farmer painter hangs painted gourds at a cooperative in Awat County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 30, 2019. Awat County is home to long-existing Daolang culture, of which paintings created by farmers are a highlight. Dating back to the 1970s, Daolang paintings reflect farmers' pursuit of better life through its unique painting styles. (Xinhua/Sadat)

  A farmer painter works on a painting at a cooperative in Awat County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 30, 2019. Awat County is home to long-existing Daolang culture, of which paintings created by farmers are a highlight. Dating back to the 1970s, Daolang paintings reflect farmers' pursuit of better life through its unique painting styles. (Xinhua/Sadat)

  A farmer painter works on a painting at a cooperative in Awat County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 30, 2019. Awat County is home to long-existing Daolang culture, of which paintings created by farmers are a highlight. Dating back to the 1970s, Daolang paintings reflect farmers' pursuit of better life through its unique painting styles. (Xinhua/Sadat)

  A farmer painter hangs painted gourds at a cooperative in Awat County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 30, 2019. Awat County is home to long-existing Daolang culture, of which paintings created by farmers are a highlight. Dating back to the 1970s, Daolang paintings reflect farmers' pursuit of better life through its unique painting styles. (Xinhua/Sadat)

  A farmer painter works on a painting at a cooperative in Awat County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 30, 2019. Awat County is home to long-existing Daolang culture, of which paintings created by farmers are a highlight. Dating back to the 1970s, Daolang paintings reflect farmers' pursuit of better life through its unique painting styles. (Xinhua/Sadat)