Rural livestock bazaar in Xinjiang brings fortune to locals

STORY: Rural livestock bazaar in Xinjiang brings fortune to locals DATELINE: June 10, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:57 LOCATION: URUMQI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY/ SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of "flocks and herds" bazaar in Shule County of Kashgar STORYLINE: In southern Xinjiang, a "flocks and herds" bazaar has gained wide fame for its diversified variety of cattle. Every Tuesday, nearly 10,000 people, some from outside Xinjiang, gather at the bazaar in Shule County of Kashgar to trade cattle and sheep. Other livestock like horses, camels and donkeys are also traded in designated areas. A bazaar manager said the trading volume on a single day is up to 80 million yuan (about 11.9 million U.S. dollars). SOUNDBITE (Chinese): MUHTAR TAIWAIKURI, Resident of Yafuquan Town, Shule County "Around 4,000 cattle are sold in a day. The price for one cow can reach 30,000 to 40,000 yuan (4,495 to 5,993 U.S. dollars), while a normal breed sells at 10,000 to 20,000 yuan (1,498 to 2,996 dollars)." The bazaar now occupies an area o