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China doing great in advancing and safeguarding human rights in Xinjiang: Tanzanian woman recalls life in Kashgar

STORY: China doing great in advancing and safeguarding human rights in Xinjiang: Tanzanian woman recalls life in Kashgar SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 25, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:53 LOCATION: ZANZIBAR, Tanzania CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Hadiya Msham Abdulla and Dilshat Tursun in Zanzibar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HADIYA MSHAM, Resident in Zanzibar, Tanzania 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DILSHAT TURSUN, Resident from Kashgar, Xinjiang 4. various of Kashgar and Urumqi 5. various of Hadiya Msham Abdulla and Dilshat Tursun in Kashgar 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HADIYA MSHAM, Resident in Zanzibar, Tanzania STORYLINE: A Tanzanian woman who married a man from China's Xinjiang recalled her time in the northwestern Chinese region, saying Xinjiang is a beautiful region, and she enjoys living there. Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Zanzibar, Tanzania, tied the knot with Dilshat Tursun in Kashgar in Xinjiang three years ago. Interviewed when spending a holiday at their father-in-law’s house in Chuini vill

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Xinhua Headlines: A vibrant city on ancient Silk Road -- Kashgar in the eyes of foreign tourists

(231101) -- URUMQI, Nov. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilshat Tursun (L) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abulla prepare to bring their child home in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Xinhua Headlines: A vibrant city on ancient Silk Road -- Kashgar in the eyes of foreign tourists

(231101) -- URUMQI, Nov. 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilshat Tursun (R) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abulla make drinks at their cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 15, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (L, front) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashg

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial panoramic photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows the view of Kashgar in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here. The couple poured their hearts and souls into creati

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (R) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla make coffee at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla (L) sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to ac

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (R) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla chat with customers at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla (C) sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to ac

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (L) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla make coffee at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla are seen with their baby in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to hi

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and open

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe as her husband Dilxat Tursun serves her with a cup of coffee at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany he

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla are seen with their baby at a booth at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and o

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (L) communicates with his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashg

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (R, front) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashg

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla (R, front) sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decide

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla (R, front) sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decide

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and open

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accomp

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla are seen with their baby in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to hi

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accomp

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and open

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (L) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla make coffee at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and open

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla waits for customers as her husband Dilxat Tursun sees her at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his h

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and open

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(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and open

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(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla makes coffee as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby sits next to her at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla are seen with their baby at a booth at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and o

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (L) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (R, front) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla are seen with their baby at a booth at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Ka

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(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla (L) sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to ac

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Dilxat Tursun (L) and his wife Hadiya Msham Abdulla walk at an alley with their baby at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla (L) sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby interacts with her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to ac

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose with Hadiya Msham Abdulla in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a c

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla makes coffee at the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here. Th

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(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Hadiya Msham Abdulla sings as her husband Dilxat Tursun holding their baby stands beside her in front of the Dili and Diya Cafe at the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2023. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompa

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CHINA-XINJIANG-KASHGAR-TRANSNATIONAL MARRIAGE-TANZANIA-CAFE (CN)

(230911) -- KASHGAR, Sept. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2023 shows the ancient city of Kashgar scenic area in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Seven years on, Dilxat Tursun can still feel his heart flutter whenever he recalls the moment he clutched 99 roses in his hand and confessed his feelings to Hadiya Msham Abdulla from Tanzania. Although Hadiya didn't give her answer right away, the two are now happily married, running the Dili and Diya Cafe in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. In 2012, Hadiya came to China and studied medicine at the Fujian Medical University in the city of Fuzhou. Dilxat left his home of Xinjiang to go to college in Fuzhou in 2013, having no clue he was about to meet the love of his life three years later. In 2020, they got married after years of love. Two years later, Hadiya decided to accompany her husband to his hometown Kashgar and opened a cafe here. The couple poured their hearts an

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Chinese folk musical instrument competition held in China's Xinjiang

STORY: Chinese folk musical instrument competition held in China's Xinjiang DATELINE: March 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:50 LOCATION: TURPAN, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the competition 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ERSHIDIN TURSUN, Head of Loulan Art Troupe of Ruoqiang County 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WEI XIN'AN, Member of the Photojournalist Society of China 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): WANG JIANGJIANG, Intangible culture explorer, recorder and collector STORYLINE: The annual Apricot Flower Festival is underway in Turpan, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. As a sub-event of the festival, the second edition of the Xinjiang Wind and Percussion Competition kicked off Saturday, with the participation of 17 teams from multi-ethnic groups in the region. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ERSHIDIN TURSUN, Head of Loulan Art Troupe of Ruoqiang County "I lead the band of the Loulan Art Troupe of Ruoqiang County to participate in the Wind and Percussion competition. I feel very happy." SOUNDBITE 2 (

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A glimpse of community life in Urumqi, China

STORY: A glimpse of community life in Urumqi, China DATELINE: Jan. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YUYANG, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the Guyuanxiang community 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ABLET TURSUN, Resident in Guyuanxiang community in Urumqi 4. various of the community's activities 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): AZGUL KERIM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community 4. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHANG YUYANG, Xinhua correspondent 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): AZGUL KERIM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community STORYLINE: Urumqi, China STANDUP 1 (English): ZHANG YUYANG, Xinhua correspondent "I'm now at Guyuanxiang, a community in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Over 95 percent of the residents here are ethnic minorities." Here we are in the public service center of the community, and we can see that a lot of residents, old and young, are writing calligraphy on red paper with a brush pen. SOUNDBITE 1 (Ch

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Wild swans arrive in China's Korla to spend winter

STORY: Wild swans arrive in China's Korla to spend winter DATELINE: Dec. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of wild swans wintering in Korla 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TURSUN AHMAD, Leader of the "swan squad" 3. various of wild swans STORYLINE: The number of wild swans spending the winter in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region since this year has reached more than 480. The birds, under second-class national protection, have been spending winters in the city since 2006. Korla has set up a special "swan squad" to monitor the bird's number, feed and offer assistance. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): TURSUN AHMAD, Leader of the "swan squad" "Swans like nothing greasy or salty, so we chose to feed them plain naan bread, with no oil, no salt, which are good for their health. We check the number of swans every day. There are over 400 swans today. We ordered 250 pieces of naan for them." With the care, the number of wild swans has been increasing

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Xi says ethnic unity is lifeline of all ethnic groups in China

STORY: Xi says ethnic unity is lifeline of all ethnic groups in China DATELINE: July 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARZIGUL KERAM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ABLET TURSUN, Resident of Guyuanxiang community 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ARZIGUL KERAM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): ABLET TURSUN, Resident of Guyuanxiang community STORYLINE: Xi says ethnic unity is lifeline of all ethnic groups in China July 13 Urumqi Xinjiang, China Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Guyuanxiang residential community in Tianshan District SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARZIGUL KERAM, Party chief of Guyuanxiang community "When the general secretary came to our service hall, I was particularly impressed by his concern for building the grassroots Party organizations and his care for residents, both young and old." Xi says the education of fine traditional Chinese culture for young people at an ear

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GLOBALink | True Xinjiang through eyes of hardworking locals

STORY: True Xinjiang through eyes of hardworking locals DATELINE: July 14, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:22 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN, Barbecue restaurant owner 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN and his daughter 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): RASHIDIN GHUPUR, Truck driver 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): MAZIYA NIYAZ, Kindergarten teacher in Urumqi 5. SOUNDBITE 5 (Chinese): MAZIYA NIYAZ, Kindergarten teacher in Urumqi STORYLINE: What does the real Xinjiang look like? People of all ethnic groups living here are best positioned to answer this question. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN, Barbecue restaurant owner "The mutton kebabs are ready. Hello, everyone. My name is Arken Tursun. I come from Yengiostang Township, Qiemo County. In 2014, I took over this barbecue restaurant from my dad." SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): ARKEN TURSUN and his daughter "The business at our barbecue restaurant is booming. Our daily lives are getting better and better. Babies, it's time fo