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A grand gathering to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the founding of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was held in Urumqi on Thursday morning.
Urumqi - what element best represents this city? Is it the running Akhal-Teke horses, or the Twelve Muqam in the streets? What else does this city have? It seems to be at the heart of Central Asia, and so it gathers the delicacies of Central Asia. But perhaps, time has given it something more.
Some say Ili is an epic of snow-capped peaks and grassland. In every wisp of wind that drifts through the forest, human feelings have left their fingerprints. Take the old Kazakh craftsman who still keeps saddle-making alive, or the young Uygur who has fallen in love with stand-up comedy. Here, nature and culture are one.
Over seven decades, Longjike Kadeer's family have been patrolling the frontiers on the Pamir Plateau while witnessing the nation's remarkable transformation.