Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Yao Gang

The national tide wall paintings with cartoon images of Peking Opera, the one-person-high rabbit woven with straw, Xiong Da and Xiong Er standing at the door of the homestay... On July 28, 2022, foreign Internet celebrities in China and Chinese online media journalists who participated in the international media interview themed "A Date with China in 2022" walked into Qianjin Village, Xindi Township, Yumin County, Tacheng Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. They were attracted by the mixed style of the village.

Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows foreign Internet celebrities in China and Chinese online media journalists who participated in the international media interview themed "A Date with China in 2022" visit the Red House Museum in Tacheng City, Tacheng Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Yao Gang)

Only industrial prosperity can drive rural development. With the help of the S317 highway tourism corridor built by Yumin County, Qianjin Village develops rural tourism and broadens the channels to increase villagers' income in combination with rural environmental governance.

"I open for more than 20 days a month, and I earn about 6,000 to 8,000 yuan." How about developing rural tourism? Wu Ming, a villager of Qianjin Village, answered everyone's questions, "Now I plant 60 mu of land, and in about a year I can earn more than 60,000 yuan, and by opening a homestay I have another income." He plans to rent a house in the village next year and open another homestay.

Qianjin Village, which was plantation-oriented in the past, has become a rural tourism Internet-famous village where “mountains and waters provoke strong surges of nostalgia”. There is a night market in the village, and tourists take pictures in the village during the day and taste local food at night. In 2021, Qianjin Village received 100,000 visits, with a tourism income of more than 3 million. Now there are 6 homestays.

Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows the Russian blogger Huanhuan (first from the right) invites villagers to take photos together in the interval of interviews at the Elder Sister Ma breeding house in Aktiekeqie Village in Jianggesi Township, Yumin County, Tacheng Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Yao Gang)

"China has made a major contribution to the global poverty alleviation cause by winning the battle against poverty. Now, local governments have effectively linked poverty alleviation with rural revitalization, and developing rural tourism has become the choice of many villages. Xinjiang is endowed with beautiful scenery, which provides an opportunity for the development of rural tourism." Wang Mulin, a bilingual host of CGTN (China Global Television Network) from Egypt, focused on the development of rural areas in Xinjiang and the lives of farmers.

Photo taken on July 27, 2022 shows foreign Internet celebrities in China and Chinese online media journalists who participated in the international media interview themed "A Date with China in 2022" visit Emin County (Liaoyang) Industrial Park to learn about the deep processing of local agricultural and sideline products. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Yao Gang)

"In the past two days of interviews, I saw that everyone changed their lives with their hands, work hard for their lives, and felt that there is a vibrant Xinjiang where people are all heading for happiness." Anze, a blogger from Latvia, was struck by the decorative railway station signs along the road leading to the village with the names of the stations marked "Onward" and "Happiness" with arrows.

Traditional ethnic handicrafts boom with rural tourism. "During the Mountain Flower Festival, the monthly sales amounted to more than 10,000 yuan. Women who can embroider in the village will do embroidery whenever they have time, and bring them here to sell." In Aketiekeqie Village in Jianggesi Township of Yumin County, villager Ruza Yerbolat introduced the embroidery while embroidering the quilt. An embroidery exhibition hall was built in the village for tourists to visit and buy.

Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows Chinese internet celebrity Ji Qinghai photographs villager Ruza Yerbolat making embroidery at Aktiekeqie Village in Jianggesi Township, Yumin County, Tacheng Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Yao Gang)

"Villagers are the main force to develop rural tourism. The government promotes rural development by improving infrastructure, coordinating loans, and providing training. This is like helping farmers climb up to horseback and sending them on a journey." Ji Qinghai, a Chinese Internet celebrity, has visited Xinjiang many times. "Every time I come, it gives me a different feeling. The rural development of Xinjiang is getting better and better."

Photo taken on July 28, 2022 shows the blogger Anze from Latvia learns traditional pastry making at Yiman Tree Manor in Tacheng City, northwest China’s Xinjiang. (Shiliuyun- Xinjiang Daily/ Yao Gang)

Located in the economic belt of the Northern Slope of the Tianshan Mountains, Tacheng Prefecture is known as the "City of Oil Painting", and "pure land of culture and paradise of health". At each place, local residents will serve syrup of plum and special cakes to guests from afar. The cheerful accordion music is accompanied by cheerful dance. Everyone is affected by this enthusiasm.

"Sweetness is what I feel most when I visit Tacheng. Everyone's life is like this sweet cake. The integration and development of multi-ethnic cultures will be the theme of my short video," said Adam, who is British, and he and his assistant quickly decided what to shoot.

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