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XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Muztagh Ata

XINJIANG, CHINA - OCTOBER 9, 2025 - The Muztagh Ata scenery under the sunset in Tajik Autonomous County of Taxkorgan, Xinjiang, China on October 9, 2025.

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Stunning Views Along the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stunning Views Along the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a view along a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stunning Views Along the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a view along a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Stunning Views Along the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Zhang Keren/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scenic Views of the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scenic Views of the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scenic Views of the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

This photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a view along a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scenic Views of the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Scenic Views of the Karakoram Highway in Xinjiang - China

An aerial drone photo taken on July 24, 2025 shows a section of the Karakoram Highway in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Karakoram Highway, also called the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, is one of the highest paved roads in the world. Photo by Meng Tao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st R) talks with passengers on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, sh

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (L) tells a passenger about tourism on the Pamir Plateau on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her fou

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows Airkir Duliki (4th L, back) posing for a group photo with colleagues on April 22, 2024 (above), and Airkir Duliki (7th L, front) posing for a group photo with family members on March 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Auton

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at a railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, sh

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki meets with her grandfather (L) at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st L, back) and her family members sing at home at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China'

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (L) helps her mother carry water at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Provinc

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (R) helps passengers board a train from Chengdu to Kashgar at a railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Prov

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at a railway station in Korla, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 18, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at night at a railway station in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works at a railway station in Jinchang, northwest China's Gansu Province, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, she

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (1st L) helps passengers board a train from Chengdu to Kashgar at a railway station in Guangyuan, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichua

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki helps herd sheep at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 22, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout he

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki's father dances when Airkir Duliki comes back home at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki and folk artists perform dance for passengers on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 19, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (C) and her parents pose for a photo at home at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sic

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works on a train at a railway station in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 20, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an at

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki (L) talks with a boy at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 23, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Through

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Airkir Duliki works on a train from Kashgar to Chengdu in China, April 18, 2024. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Throughout her four-years as an attendant, she has consistently demon

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAJIK TRAIN CONDUCTOR (CN)

(240502) -- URUMQI, May 2, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on March 23, 2024 shows the village where Airkir Duliki lives at Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Airkir Duliki, the 27-year-old ethnic Tajik train conductor, was born and raised amidst the snow-capped mountains and grasslands in a village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County on the Pamir Plateau, where railways were not common for residents in the past. Airkir's initial experience with train travel occurred when she journeyed to Urumqi for university in Xinjiang. Accompanied by her father, she traversed over 300 kilometers of mountainous terrain from their village to reach the nearest Kashgar train station. Inspired by the first train journey, Airkir pursued a career in the railway sector after graduating from university in 2019. Since then, she has served as a train attendant on routes, linking Kashgar of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and Chengdu of southwest

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240320) -- BEIJING, March 20, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents share food in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals include ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People spray water to guests for good luck in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents break the ice and draw water in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch performances in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A senior resident sprays seeds in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents dance in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents share food in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents dance in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A resident performs a typical tajik dance which imitates the flight of the eagle in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Residents share food in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)

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CHINA-XINJIANG-TAXKORGAN-FESTIVALS (CN)

(240319) -- TAXKORGAN, March 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People watch festival activities in Warxidi village of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, March 19, 2024. People in Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County celebrated their traditional sowing festival and drawing water festival on Tuesday. Marking the beginning of sowing seeds and drawing water, the festivals includes ceremonies to invoke good luck and good harvest. The festivals were also included in the state intangible cultural heritage list. (Xinhua/Hu Huhu)