Xinjiang eyes tourist boom with new airport
[2015-08-02 09:12]
A new airport has opened in Altay Prefecture of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Chinese border guards help herdsmen
[2015-08-02 08:51]Tian Gaoshuai, a body guard from Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, capped a fruitful few months in the Chinese armed forces.
When fasting reigns and breaks
[2015-07-25 10:47]A visit to Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region during Ramadan highlights how deeply traditions run there.
Chinese leaders reiterate post-quake reconstruction in Xinjiang
[2015-07-25 06:31]President Xi Jinping further encouraged quality restoration work in Xinjiang's Pishan county, which was hit by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in early July.
Muslims end fasting and celebrate Eid al-Fitr
[2015-07-20 07:54]Ramadan, the monthlong Muslim holy month marked by daily fasting, ended on Saturday with the feast of Eid al-Fitr for the 12 million Muslims in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
3 Uygurs get 6 years over terrorism in Indonesia
[2015-07-14 15:04]An Indonesian court sentenced three members of China's Uygur ethnic group to six years in prison after finding them guilty of conspiring with Indonesian militants.
A day in the life of Muslims during Ramadan in NW China
[2015-07-14 08:12]Ramadan is an important religious festival and Chinese Muslims are no different to any other followers of Islam around the globe.
Xinjiang muslims say they observe Ramadan
[2015-07-12 16:52]More than 100 clergies and Islam believers discussed their Ramadan experiences at the Xinjiang Islamic institute in Urumqi, the autonomous region's capital, on Saturday.
Beijing dismisses protests about Uygur repatriation
[2015-07-11 07:46]Foreign Ministry says repatriation of more than 100 Uygurs is normal cooperation between countries as well as international obligation.
Uygur pottery faces extinction due to lack of successors
[2015-07-10 17:22]Tursunkhari Zunun, a six-generation Uygur potter, is pleased to see the continued success of his family's traditional clay crafts in the city of Kashgar, China's western-most city, where his works are the top souvenir.
Kazak herdsmen migrate to winter pastures in Xinjiang
[2015-07-08 07:58]Kazak herdsmen pack their tents and transport their livestock to greener pastures in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in September, 2007, ahead of the arrival of winter. It is a tradition for them to migrate between summer and winter pastures annually.
Tomb relics spur return of silk farming
[2015-07-08 07:04]The ancient tradition of silk farming could be revived as part of a project to restore items up to 2,000 years old found in ancient tombs.
