10 Years of Belt & Road: A Cultural Odyssey in Xinjiang
This year marks a milestone for the Belt and Road Initiative – its 10th anniversary! 🎉 To celebrate, CGTN’s Tian Wei embarks on a journey through Xinjiang, where ancient Silk Road heritage meets 21st-century innovation. From bustling markets to tech hubs, discover how locals are writing new chapters while honoring traditions.
🎶 Stories in Every Melody
Meet Uygur musicians blending dutar strings with electronic beats 🎵, young entrepreneurs transforming Kashgar’s old town into art spaces, and historians preserving millennia-old cave paintings. \"Xinjiang isn’t just a crossroads of trade,\" says a local baker crafting nang bread with drone delivery options, \"it’s where our grandparents’ wisdom dances with new possibilities.\"
🚄 Silk Road 2.0
High-speed railways now zip past camel caravans, symbolizing Xinjiang’s dual identity. Tian visits a solar farm powering 200,000 homes ☀️ and meets tech startups using AI to translate regional dialects. Yet amid progress, family-run workshops still hand-dye fabrics using techniques from the Tang Dynasty era.
\"This is globalization with Xinjiang flavor,\" remarks a guide at the renovated Id Kah Mosque. As night falls, food stalls serve lamb kebabs beside 5G-enabled vending machines – proof that history and innovation can share a plate. 🍢📱
