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Goodafternoon!Doyouknowsomethingaboutxinjiang?FirstlyIwilltellyousomeinterestingdialogueshappenedonme.Oneday,Iwentbacktomyhighschoolinshanghaifrommyhomeinxinjiangbytrain.Isitedtogatherwithamanwhoisaschoolteacherinshanghai.Heaskedmesomequestionsaboutmyhometown–xinjiang.-Areyoufromxinjiang?-Yes.-…wow…sofar.-(silence!)-Isthistraindriveupfromxinjiang!Hawmanytimesisthereatraininxinjing?-Itisnotverycleartome.WhenItookoutmymobilephone,hewasverysurprisedandaskedme:-Didyouuseacellphoneinxinjiang?-Yes……-Hawmanytimesisaphoneinxinjiang?Iamalittleangryandmadethesameanswer.-Hasxinjiangbeliberatednow?Ilookedathisface,Icannotfindanythingaboutjokeonhisface,infact,hedidn’tknowanythingaboutxinjingjustlikemyfriendsinshanghai.Beaschoolteacher,sinceheaskedsuchalow-levelquestion.Iamveryangry!Andansweredtohim:-No,wehaveaclasswithaguninhand.-YoucanspeakChineseoriginally?-Ijustlearnedintrain.-Areyouliveincave(窑洞)?-No,weliveinmountainsandforestandwedon’twearclothesathome.-Haveyoustilleatredmeat(生肉)?-No,wehaveinventedthefire,soweeatbarbecuenow.-Whereisyourhomeinxinjiang?-Inyili（伊梨）.-Well,whenItraveltoyili,Iwillstayinyourhome.-Noproblem,butyiliisfarawayfrommyhome.Myhomeisinadistantmountain.-Thenhowdoyougotoschool?-Ridedonkey!-Itmustspendalongtime?!-Wewereusedtoit.Juststartedoutaheadoftwomonths.-Yourminoritymarriageismonogamy(一夫一妻制)?-No,wecantake10wiveseachman.-Really?….thenhowmanywivesdoyouhave?-Onlyfive,Iwilltaketheanotherfiveaftergraduation.-……………….-……………….•Justlikethis,mylotsoffriendsinshanghaididn’tknowanythingaboutmyhometown.Andalwaysaskedmesomestupidquestionsjustas“Doyouknowwhatisthecomputer?”“Isthereabasketballfieldinxinjiang?”Ialwayskeepsilenttotheirquestions.Theyonlyknowthatthereisabigdesertandgrasslandwithoutanymodernization,scienceanddevelopment,nottomentiontheculture.•SoIthinkitisnecessarytointroducesomethingaboutxingjingtoyou!Thexinjianguygurautonomousregion1.Theworld'ssecondlargestdesert2.Beautifulscenery3.Speciallocalproducts4.gourmetfood5.Hetianjade(和田玉)6.Localculture7.EthnicMusicalInstruments8.ModernizationTheworld'ssecondlargestdesert•Thetaklamakandesert,itmeans“theplaceyoucan’tgoout”.Peopleusuallycallit“theseaofdeath”(死忙之海),withanareaof337,600squarekilometers.SecondinsizeonlytoAfricanSahara.TheexploreronthedesertThetravelersonthedesertcameltrainThecamelsBeautifulscenery•Xinjingisfamousforit’sbeautifulnaturalenvironmentanditisoneofthebesttouristdestinationsinchina.Forexample,theSaiLiMuHu,Thenalatigrasslands,Thetianchi,ThetianshanandThebositenghu,etc.SpeciallocalproductsReddates(红枣)GrapesraisinswalnutSpeciallocalproductspomegranate['pɔmɡrænit,,pɔmi'ɡ-]HamimelonwatermelongourmetfoodLocalcultureEthnicMusicalInstrumentsRawap(热瓦普)tambourine（手鼓）Dutar（都塔尔）Hejak(小拉琴)Tanbur（坦布尔）AllkindsofethnicmusicalinstrumentsXinjingdrum????????????Modernization•So,Iwanttotellyoumyfriend:Rememberthatthereissuchatreasureplaceinthewestofourgreathomelandcalledxinjiangandtrytounderstandmoreaboutit.Don’tsayitisabackwardplace,don’tregardthepeopleofxinjiangasaforeigner!Youshouldknowthefastdevelopmentinxinjiang,anditcreatedthepositivefourthoftotaleconomyinthe12provincesinwesternwithit’scountdownfourthofpopulation.ThepercapitaGDPhasoveralloftheMidwestprovinces.ThepercapitaGDP(人均GDP)oftheOilcity-Kelamayi(克拉玛依)isatalmost$6,000,rankedfirstfiveamongthe664citiesinChina!•Atlast,Iwanttosay“welcometoXinjiang!”.Ifyoutraveltomyhometown,youcanstaymyhomeandIcanbeabesttourguideforyou!