The Special Press Conference of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Preschool Education

December 8, 2021

On December 8, 2021, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region held the special press conference on preschool education. Nine video clips were shown to introduce the development of education in Xinjiang, which forcefully refutes lies and fallacies concocted intentionally by the anti-China forces in the United States and several western countries and exposes their plot of “containing China through Xinjiang”.

Host: Hello, fellow media reporters! Welcome to the press conference of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. I’m Hailatti, the host of this press conference.

Children are the hope of a family. Preschool education is a project of the future. Over the years, Xinjiang has implemented the development of preschool education by observing the requirement of “leaving no kindergarten or child behind”. Village kindergartens are built and children of age are enrolled as much as possible so that all the children of farmers and herdsmen have access to modernized preschool education and childcare.

Xinjiang offers children in the four prefectures in southern Xinjiang three years preschool education for free. On the one hand, it has realized full coverage of children of age in the kindergartens. They learn the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language, listen to and speak it to have a good basis in learning when they go to primary schools. On the other hand, it has relieved more families, especially those in the rural areas of financial burden.

For some time, the anti-China forces in the United States and several western countries concoct lies and fallacies for the ulterior motive of defaming the image of Xinjiang, China in the international arena as a pretext for their sinister plot of “containing China through Xinjiang” regardless of the great benefits of the development of education that has brought to people of all ethic groups in the region.

The fact is that Xinjiang pays close attention to education and insists on prioritizing its development. All levels and types of education have achieved higher levels of popularity and higher quality development, and the overall level of education is at the best and fastest development stage in history. In recent years, Xinjiang has kept increasing its investment in education and implementing education projects persistently for the benefits of people. Every village in Xinjiang has a kindergarten and it provides children with free breakfast and lunch. Full coverage of free three year preschool education in rural areas is realized. By the end of 2020, the gross enrollment rate of preschool institutions reached 98.19% and popularity indicators of preschool education are in the first batch around the country.

Host: Gulhuma Tuo’erhong is a teacher at the kindergarten. She enjoys playing around with children and teaches them to paint their dreams with their pencils and make up various kinds of fairy tales. Seeing children grow in the sunlight, she is overwhelmed with sweetness. She enjoys children’s smiles and happiness very much. Now let’s get a feel of Gulhuma’s happiness.

Host: Guliya Maimait is a teacher of the kindergarten of Yuqwustang Township, Kuqa City .She teaches art lessons to children and guides them to know colors by means of playing magic to train their creativity. She also lets children play outdoors to improve their adaptability and awareness of cooperation. Now let’s have a look at her story.

Host: Qimangul Tuohut is a nurse of the kindergarten in Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture. The only theme of her work is to move around children. Her friends call her “full-time mum” and she likes it. She is very happy everyday although she is very busy. Now let’s get to know her story.

Host: Warm classrooms, customized teaching aids, professional and attentive teachers, and quality enlightenment education make this care service institution for zero to three-year-old infants and toddlers in Urumqi babies’ favorite “home”. Mums have witnessed their children’s growth and progress and enjoyed pleasant surprises children have brought to them. Now let’s have a look at children’s happy life in the kindergarten.

Host: Miregul Abulikem is a teacher of the kindergarten in Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture.To enable children at the kindergarten to experience to love and to be loved, she organized an activity titled “Egg Protection” carefully. During the activity, children took good care of the eggs,which nurtured their sense of responsibility and enabled them to know the hard work of being parents of eggs and preciousness of family bond. Now let’s watch her and her little friends’ story.

Host: Zulihuma Kurban is a teacher of a kindergarten in Aksu Prefecture. She loves children and is very happy at seeing children’s smiles. In her view, children are the most imaginative and creative. Seeing children grow up in the clean and comfortable environment, she often smiles with happiness. Now let’s watch Zulihuma’s happy life.

Host: Azgul Kaherman is a teacher of a kindergarten. She has various kinds of creative ideas everyday to let children play and grow happily. In the hands-on experience, children learn to make various items and share and cherish them. Now let’s watch Azgul’s story.

Host: Anayixianm Ali is a director and a teacher of the middle class of the kindergarten in Kuqa City, Aksu Prefecture. She enjoys calling herself gardener. Her happiest thing is to teach children everyday. Seeing them grow taller and up day by day, she is filled with sense of achievement. Now let’s watch her and her little friends’ story.

Host: Shayilagul Bahetehazi is a teacher of Chengdong Kindergarten, Shawan City. She has been in preschool children education for five years. The class she teaches is themed with space style and the class logo of space station is made by her children together with her. Teachers in the kindergarten have also created a set of soccer recess gymnastics according to children’s characteristics. Shayilagul Bahethaz hopes that children have a happy time in the kindergarten in her company. Now let’s have a look at children’s happy time at Chengdong Kindergarten.

Host: The nine video clips have shown us the work and life of teachers in preschool education and happy growth of children of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang.

Host: During the 14th Five-Year Plan period, in terms of the layout of the kindergartens, Xinjiang will make the urban kindergartens its focus, kindergartens at the county (city, district) level as a unit, make the construction of public and inclusive private kindergartens into the unified planning of urban and rural public management and public service facilities, and increase the supply of urban kindergartens. Focusing on covering all areas in the city, we’ll build and expand a number of kindergartens year by year to increase the supply of inclusive kindergartens. In 2021, the region has invested RMB 428 million in the preschool education development fund, supported 28 kindergartens across the region for construction and expansion and improved the conditions of 199 public and private kindergartens. It’s estimated that 8,400 new vacancies are open to preschool children. Based on constructing and improving the protection mechanism of three-year free rural preschool education, we’ll establish a financial allocation mechanism for the average urban public funding for children, and include urban inclusive private kindergartens in the scope of protection simultaneously to reduce the burden on parents, with an amount of RMB1,100 per child in southern Xinjiang and RMB 600 per child in other places.

Host: That’s the end of this press conference. Thank you.