In the Spring Festival Gala of China Central Radio and Television Station in the Year of the Dragon, the program "Dance and Music Xinjiang" at the Kashgar branch venue made a stunning appearance, allowing the audience to know a unique Xinjiang, which quickly became popular on the Internet and received rave reviews.

"The beauty is over, the next stop of the trip, Kashgar", "As a Xinjiang person, I am extremely proud", "I wish Xinjiang a better future"...... Everyone said that although the program was only 8 minutes, it showed the world the profound cultural heritage of Xinjiang, showed the beautiful Xinjiang where tradition and modernity are intertwined, and played the strong voice of the times that Xinjiang keeps pace with the times and forges ahead.

When the brightly lit Kashgar dwellings, the beautiful stage, and the enthusiastic singing and dancing were presented on the screen, Wei Xinjiang couldn't help but exclaim: "It's so shocking! The 78-year-old Wei Xinjiang, a native of Shaanxi Province who now lives in Xi'an, served as a soldier in Kashgar in his 20s. He said with emotion that he had traveled back to Xinjiang in 2016, but he was unable to go to Kashgar because of the tight schedule, but now through the screen, he can really feel the great changes in Kashgar, and he can feel the new look and new atmosphere of Xinjiang's openness and self-confidence in the new era, "I wish Xinjiang a better tomorrow!"

"Every time I go to Kashgar, I take my children to the ancient city for a walk, and everyone says, 'If you don't go to Kashgar, you won't be in Xinjiang', and I think 'if you don't go to the ancient city, you won't be in Kashgar.'" I am so proud that my hometown has appeared in front of the people of the whole country this year! I believe that Kashgar will become even more famous and develop faster in the future!" said Abdureyim Tursun, a villager from Kalaya Village, Yingawati Township, Shule County, excitedly.

As an important fulcrum of the core area of the Silk Road Economic Belt and the starting point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, Kashgar can read the historical context, taste the colorful customs, and become a century-old industry, presenting a new atmosphere of stability, harmony and vigorous development everywhere. The Kashgar branch of the Spring Festival Gala of the main station, accompanied by the familiar melody of "Lift Your Hijab", unfolded the ancient and modern pictures of the Silk Road on the stage, which was breathtaking.

"Through the Spring Festival Gala, the people of the whole country have seen the new look of Kashgar. Wang Haiyan, director of the veteran cadres bureau of the Kashgar Prefectural Party Committee, shared her joy, "This not only shows the effectiveness of cultural revitalization of Xinjiang, but also recognizes the development and progress of Xinjiang, and we are confident that we will build our hometown into a better place!"

On February 9, in Altay City, Xiyu Ski Resort organized skiers to watch the Spring Festival Gala and held a New Year's poetry party with the theme of "ice and snow". Du Zhifeng, a tourist from Henan, said happily: "It was my first winter trip to Xinjiang, and after a day of skiing in the snow resort, I watched the Spring Festival Gala, and the program at the Kashgar branch fully demonstrated the charm of Xinjiang's hometown of song and dance. Special Chinese New Year's Eve, unforgettable. ”

"The energetic dance has made the world feel the enthusiasm and charm of Xinjiang, China. Wang Zhongma, general manager of Kyrgyzstan Gem Group, said after watching the Spring Festival Gala in Kyrgyzstan that Xinjiang has changed a lot in recent years, with rapid economic and social development, and he is very proud to be in a foreign country.

As a Xinjiang enterprise, Gemstone Group has been rooted in Kyrgyzstan for more than 10 years, and its business involves construction, medicine, logistics and comprehensive services. Wang Zhongma said that the Belt and Road Initiative has brought tangible benefits to enterprises to develop overseas. Today, the establishment of the China (Xinjiang) Pilot Free Trade Zone has created more opportunities for Xinjiang's development, and an open Xinjiang will surely shine brightly.

In Taer Village, Mazha Township, Yining County, Mulali Kezhayabek, a member of the village team of State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd. Yili Yihe Power Supply Co., Ltd., watched the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala with the villagers. "The program at the Kashgar branch venue showed the positive spirit of the people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang, which was very exciting. He said that a beautiful Xinjiang requires everyone's efforts and joint construction. In the new year, we will continue to go deep into the grassroots to solve the problems of the villagers.

"The program at the Kashgar branch venue shows that Xinjiang is diverse, fashionable and advancing with the times. Chang Guichuan, executive director and secretary of the Party Committee of the Tarim Oilfield Oil and Gas Transportation and Marketing Division, said excitedly that the modern life of the people of all ethnic groups needs to be guaranteed in many ways. At present, the Tarim Oilfield is making every effort to promote the construction of the first phase of the gasification pipeline network in southern Xinjiang, and has built a 4,700-kilometer natural gas pipeline network around the Tarim Basin, covering 42 counties and cities and 46 agricultural and animal husbandry farms in southern Xinjiang, providing a solid warm guarantee for 8 million people in southern Xinjiang. In the future, Tarim Oilfield will make every effort to improve its natural gas supply capacity and contribute to the high-quality economic and social development of southern Xinjiang.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, in the Xiamaya Frontier Defense Company of the Hami Military Subdistrict, soldier Wang Yuanhang and his comrades-in-arms watched the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala. Wang Yuanhang said emotionally that seeing the glittering stage and enthusiastic singing and dancing at the Kashgar branch venue, he was happy in his heart, and also inspired him and his comrades-in-arms to keep in mind their mission, stick to their posts for the reunion of all families, and guard the border defense line of the motherland.

(Reporter Zhang Yanfang, participating reporters Chen Qiangrose, Zhang Ting, Han Qinyan, Yang Shuhan, Yu Jiangyan, Miriguli Wu, Li Yang, Hei Hongwei, correspondents Hu Junxiu, Li Jiaxuan, Yang Xiaoqian)