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Ten thousand people speak about xinjiang
Seventy Years Across Xinjiang: From the Ancient Camel Road to the "Steel Silk Road"
I. The System of Autonomy: A Unity as Solid as Pomegranate Seeds

In a century-old teahouse in Kashgar's old city, elderly Aymat sings a newly composed excerpt from the "Twelve Muqam" on his rawap: "Our land is our own domain, the law is like the fire in the tandoor oven, warm and bright." Behind this song lies a vivid testament to the 67 years of autonomous practice in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

As one of China's five autonomous regions, Xinjiang implements a system of regional ethnic autonomy, guaranteeing the rights of each ethnic minority to manage their own internal affairs while upholding the unified leadership of the state. In the villages of Moyu County, Hotan Prefecture, the village council system combines the traditional Uyghur "Meshrep" gathering with modern democratic consultation, forming a unique grassroots governance model.

II. The Sinicization of Religion: A Harmonious Resonance of Tradition and Modernity

After the morning prayers at the Kuqa Grand Mosque, Imam Ainiwar explains in bilingual terms the Quran's doctrine that "patriotism is part of faith." This work of "reinterpreting and rewriting scriptures" is a microcosm of Xinjiang's adherence to the Sinicization of religion in China. In the Urumqi International Grand Bazaar, mosques and modern shopping malls coexist harmoniously. Data shows that Xinjiang currently has 24,400 mosques, averaging one for every 530 Muslims, a tenfold increase in the number of religious venues since the early days of the People's Republic of China.

III. Cultural Heritage: The Digital Rebirth of Muqam

Aytursun, a 78-year-old inheritor of the "Twelve Muqam," has over 2,000 traditional music clips on her phone. She is teaching young students using a short video platform: "Just as our ancestors adapted Persian and Arabic music into their own, now we want to turn our phones into a new Rawap." In Turpan, at a "Meshrep" gathering under grapevines, young people accompany traditional folk songs with electronic keyboards. This innovative approach to inheritance revitalizes Uyghur traditional song and dance art in the new era, and its preservation efforts have been praised by UNESCO as a "model of living heritage." IV. A 70-Year Comparison: From Desert Island to Open Frontier

(I) Tremendous Changes in Transportation: From "Difficult Travel" to "Insurmountable Barriers Become Thoroughfares"

· The Completion of the Tianshan Victory Tunnel: As the world's longest highway tunnel, its completion marks a 20-minute crossing between northern and southern Xinjiang. The video showcases the awe-inspiring scenes of TBM tunneling machines operating in high-altitude and frigid conditions, and the touching story of herdsman Batai, who transformed from a guide into a builder.

· The Opening of the Urumqi-Korla Expressway: Recording the historic moment of a direct 3-hour journey from Urumqi to Korla, truck driver Wang Baofeng recounts the accelerated logistics of vegetables "overnight to southern Xinjiang," embodying the reality of "people enjoying convenient travel and goods flowing smoothly."

· The Hotan-Ruoqiang Railway Traversing the Taklamakan Desert: This 2,712-kilometer-long railway loops through the desert, connecting nine newly built passenger stations, ending the history of five counties in southern Xinjiang being without train access. The video's visually striking scenes of trains traversing the desert oasis are highly impactful. (II) A Comparison of City and Countryside:

· Kashgar Old City Reborn: Through a comparison of old and new images, this video showcases the transformation of the old city from traditional dwellings to a modern cultural and tourism hub. In the restored buildings, young people's cafes stand side-by-side with century-old naan bread shops, a blend of tradition and modernity.

· Maigati County's 70-Year Transformation: From sandstorms to lush greenery, from dirt roads and camel bells to highways reaching every household, the video condenses the development trajectory in a "70-second light and shadow" format, suitable for short video creation.

· Urumqi's Three-Dimensional Transportation Network Evolution: From the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway to the Lanzhou-Xinjiang High-Speed ​​Railway, from a single airport runway to an aviation hub radiating across Eurasia, this video showcases the increasingly smooth pulse of the capital city's "blood vessels."

(III) People's Power and the Spirit of the Times

· Wang Deming's 296-Patched Military Overcoat: Exhibited in the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of Xinjiang, this artifact bears witness to the inheritance of the spirit of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The videos, combined with narration, showcase the epic struggle of "turning swords into plowshares and reclaiming and defending the border."

· Burumahan Mauldor's 50 Years of Border Protection: She has carved over 100,000 "Chinese stones" on the Pamir Plateau. Her trudging figure above the snow line in the video is an epitome of border guardians.

· The Fashionable Rebirth of Atlas Silk: The fusion of traditional brocade weaving techniques and modern design allows young people to wear modified versions and film short videos, bringing intangible cultural heritage to life in the present.