Xinjiang, Taklamakan, with a vast sea of sand. Suddenly, a train passed through the tracks covered by green plants, breaking the silence around it.
13-year-old Abdul Reyim Abdul Ali looked out of the window, occasionally raising his hand to look at his watch. An hour or so later, he will study in Yutian County, Uncle Courboin's hometown.
"We have known the story of Uncle Courboin 'riding a donkey to Beijing' since childhood, but it is the first time to go to his hometown by train." Abdul Reyim could not hide his excitement in his words. More than 30 classmates accompanying him are also full of expectations.
In June last year, Hotan–Ruoqiang railway was opened to traffic, "hand in hand" with the previously opened Golmud–Korla railway and Southern Xinjiang railway, marking that the railway line around Taklamakan Desert formed a closed loop. This is also the world's first desert railway line, with a total length of 2712 kilometers.
A year passed, and the reporter looked at Xinjiang along the railway. Taklamakan Desert is still vast; The urban and rural areas connected by the railway loop are quietly undergoing delightful changes
The Road of Development, Activating the New Vitality of Oasis
How much energy can a railway stimulate? The people of all ethnic groups living along the railway have the most say. The Mercedes Benz train steadily promotes the "poetry and distance" of rural revitalization along the route.
——This is a "local specialty" ring road.
In the Yarkand River basin, walnut planting has a history of thousands of years. However, walnut trees bear fruit year after year, while poverty is passed down from generation to generation.
"You can rest assured that walnuts are passed by the special train, and the speed is very fast." In summer, a guest from Hotan County, Hotan Prefecture came to the general manager of the wood agricultural products company, Ruze Maiti Nuri, assured the customer by telephone.
The railway has been opened, and walnuts, a "yellow fruit" covered in treasures, have become a "golden egg" for the masses to increase income and become rich. Maimaiti told reporters that the expected sales volume this year is over 40000 tons, which can drive more than 20000 local villagers to increase their income.
Carpets in Hotan Prefecture, Xinmei in Kashgar Prefecture, and apples in Aksu Prefecture... With the help of railways, Xinjiang's special agricultural and sideline products reach the country at a faster speed.