The colors of Xinjiang (3)

Rising from the rim of the Taklamakan, the Flaming Mountains in Xinjiang are drenched in crimson light. The fire of poverty, once the scourge of the locals, has been snuffed out by their hard work. Today, their lives thrive like a “blazing flame”, as the old Uyghur saying goes.

People’s Daily Online has launched “The Colors of Xinjiang,” a series of in-depth reports that will provide our readers a complete and vivid picture of Xinjiang. The following story focuses on Xinjiang’s poverty alleviation and the locals’ efforts to embrace a prosperous life. 

For more stories about Xinjiang's poverty alleviation: Xinjiang: Life roars ahead like a blazing fire after eradicating poverty