Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily (Reporter Liu Donglai) news: On August 17, 2023, Xinjiang Daily “Road of Prosperity—Belt and Road Reporting Project” interview team set foot on Xi'an, the capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province. As the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history and the eastern end of the ancient Silk Road, Xi'an has vibrant vitality in every corner. Xi'an, where more than 12 million people live and work in peace and contentment, has created business opportunities everywhere, and the Silk Road spirit of mutual benefit and win-win cooperation has allowed the ancient city of Xi'an to develop continuously in the ten years since the Belt and Road Initiative was put forward. This city, as one of the oldest in China's history, manifests the Chinese people's practice of building a community with a shared future for mankind.

In the theme street of “The Longest Day in Chang'an”, which only came into operation last year but has already achieved great popularity, tourists from all over the world gather here to enjoy the brilliant prosperity. The "wine shop" run by a girl from Xinjiang is crowded with people, and the in-depth cultural implantation made this trip more attractive. At the site of the west-east gas transmission, a huge compressor emits a thrilling roar. There is a steady flow of natural gas from west to east with a small portion of which distributed here while most goes to the southeastern coast. The long pipeline network connects Central Asia, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the thousand-year-old ancient capital Xi’an, and the bustling southeast parts of China. The energy corridor injects surging development power into the whole of China. China-Europe freight trains leave Xi'an International Port with multifarious categories of goods and return back to this important hub city of the Belt and Road with foreign goods. The China-Europe freight train has made a number of "firsts" here. With ten years of development, China-Europe freight train has become an important engine for Xi'an to move forward rapidly, pushing the city to undergo rapid changes. This is the power of the times, and the dream of the Silk Road.

Photo taken on August 21, 2023 shows gantry cranes operate constantly, container transfer vehicles in the port station shuttle back and forth, and China-Europe freight trains loaded with all kinds of goods either go westbound through Xinjiang to Europe, or return from Europe to Xi'an International Port, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Xie Long)

Photo taken on August 24, 2023 shows staff members inspect operation of equipment at Gaoling Operation Area of the Gansu-Shaanxi Gas Transmission Branch of the West-East Gas Transmission Company of PipeChina, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Xie Long)

Photo taken on August 23, 2023 shows staff members work on the assembly line at the automobile assembly plant in Xi'an Commercial Vehicle Industrial Park of Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group Co., Ltd., northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Xie Long)

Photo taken on August 20, 2023 shows visitors attracted by the delicious Xinjiang food in the theme street of “The Longest Day in Chang'an” , northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Xie Long)

Photo taken on August 19, 2023 shows a group of international students stroll and learn the knowledge of the Silk Road in front of a group sculpture of the Silk Road at the westernmost end of the forest belt on Daqing Road in Lianhu District, Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Xie Long)

Photo taken on August 22, 2023 shows Hawagul Kurban, a teacher at Shaanxi Barat Xiangfei Culture and Art Center, dances with a Xinjiang dance enthusiast at a street park outside Changlemen in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Xie Long)

Photo taken on August 18, 2023 shows reporters of Xinjiang Daily “Road of Prosperity—Belt and Road Reporting Project” interview team visit the Northwest University Museum in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Xie Long)

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