Large carpets, Kazak cushions and a simple but effective indoor heating system – all these are new in Halikaxi’s new house that her family just moved in this October.
The Customs Union of Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus has affected trade ties between Kazakhstan and Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in China.
The mayor of Urumqi, Jierla Yishamuding, tells chinadaily.com.cn how the city develops in the post-riot era, from the economic, energy and environment perspectives.
Baketu Port, Tacheng city, Xinjiang has been a trading port for more than 200 years. From last December, China has allowed Kazakhstan residents to visit Tacheng city without a visa for one day, but Kazakhstan doesn't have the equivalent policy for Chinese residents. China Daily reporter Feng Xin interviewed the Tacheng area governor to unveil the reason behind.
Dilapidated houses in Kashgar, located in the southwest of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, are undergoing a three billion yuan ($446.1 million) restoration project, a planning official told the China Daily website Oct 24, 2010.
Turpan, a small Silk Road town in northwest China that became prosperous as a trade hub nearly 2,000 years ago, is earning renown for another reason today.
Villagers turn to trees as the last hope in holding back spreading desert. Daniel Chinoy reports from Inner Mongolia.
The relocation to the foot of Tianshan mountain was part of efforts by local authorities to improve the natural environment and to safeguard the water quality for the population in Fukang county downstream of Tianchi lake.
Over two decades, Li Wanhui of the Xinjiang local government, has watched as a downstream stretch of the mighty Tarim River turned from a natural local oasis to a dry riverbed and then, ultimately, transformed into a stunning lake.
By 2010, simply by turning a dial, the majority of people in Urumqi, capital of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, will be able to adjust the indoor temperature of their own homes. This will modernize the current system of constant central heating.
Authorities in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region have invested 360,000 yuan (US$50,000) in a collection of nests locals hope will attract more birds to the area.
The China Meteorological Ad-ministration (CMA) Tuesday announced the completion of a national climate observation network to help mitigate global warming.
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