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New changes and development in NW China’s Xinjiang

Aerial photo taken on June 27, 2025 shows a view of Yumai Village in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Zou Yi)

Photo taken on July 5, 2025 shows children of all ethnic groups learn to play the Guzheng at the Kunlun Confucianism Academy in Yecheng County, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The academy offers courses in classical Chinese studies, calligraphy, and painting. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Otkur Nijat)

Photo taken on July 23, 2025 shows staff members visit residents of Wushi County, Aksu Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Zou Yi)

Photo taken on June 27, 2025 shows a staff member of Milasi Earthenware Handicraft Cooperative paints on unfired clay pieces in Baren Township, Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. After bringing in a full range of equipment from Jingdezhen, the cooperative has sharply increased both the success rate of its firings and the added value of its finished pottery. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Zou Yi)

Photo taken on June 30, 2025 shows workers pack dried black fungus in the workshop of the Lujiangqing Edible-Mushroom Eco-Tech Demonstration Park in Shule County, Kashi Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The park now operates 26 standardized production tunnels, cultivating 14 rare varieties, including morels and monkey head mushroom, and produces over 300 tons of dried edible fungi each year. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Otkur Nijat)

Photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows operation and maintenance engineers conduct routine inspections at the Shenneng Futa Photovoltaic Power Station in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. On a clear day, the plant generates up to 140,000 kWh of electricity, delivering a steady stream of clean energy to every household in the county. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Otkur Nijat)

Photo taken on June 20, 2025, shows a technician debugs intelligent equipment at Kuche Lihua Textile Co., Ltd., one of Xinjiang’s first 25 fully 5G-connected factories. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Zou Yi)

Photo taken on June 22, 2025 shows workers are busy in the main bore of the West Tianshan Extra-Long Tunnel, part of the Zhaosu-Wensu section of the G219 Highway deep in the Tianshan Mountains of Wensu County. Once completed, this road will close a roughly 300-kilometre gap between the G217 line and the border, providing the first north-to-south corridor in Xinjiang. (Photo by Shiliuyun-Xinjiang Daily/ Zou Yi)

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