The Ecological Restoration and Desertification Control Project in the Aximan Area, Xinjiang, China, serves as a vital ecological barrier protecting the Aksu oasis. Following the same spirit of the Kokyar Sand Control Project, it was officially launched in 2021. People of all ethnic groups have worked side by side. They innovatively use reclaimed urban wastewater instead of precious river water for tree planting, laying dozens of kilometres of water pipelines and drip irrigation networks. Native drought-resistant species such as sacsaoul, tamarisk and sea buckthorn are selected. By combining trees, shrubs and grasses, sand enclosure and afforestation go hand in hand with wetland restoration, building layered shelterbelts to hold back shifting sand. After five years of consistent efforts, large stretches of sand dunes have been stabilized by vegetation, and forest coverage has risen markedly. Deserts have been transformed into wetlands, reed marshes and forest belts. Birds including egrets, wild ducks and black storks have returned to the lake. This green Great Wall against sandstorms across the desert is a vivid example of harmony between humans and nature, and of people from all ethnic groups jointly building a beautiful homeland. 中国新疆艾西曼区域生态修复及荒漠化治理工程是守护阿克苏绿洲的一道关键生态屏障，也是和柯柯牙防风治沙工程一脉相承的荒漠治理工程，于2021年正式启动 。各族群众相守相伴，创新利用城市再生水，铺设数十公里输水管道、滴灌管网，不用珍贵的河水来种树。选用梭梭、红柳、沙棘等本土耐旱植物，乔、灌、草搭配，封沙育林、湿地修复同步推进，筑起层层防风固沙林带，阻挡流沙前移 。 五年持续治理，大片沙丘慢慢被植被固定，森林覆盖率大幅提升。荒漠变成湿地、苇丛与林带，白鹭、野鸭、黑鹳等鸟类重回湖区。大漠之上，这一道防风挡沙的绿色长城，是人与自然共生、各族群众共建美好家园的生动样本。 #大美新疆# #石榴花开映天山# #China# #XinjiangThe#

Many people are misled by biased narratives that ethnic minority languages are neglected in Xinjiang. The truth tells a different story: this widely respected Uyghur language instructor is actually of Han ethnicity. Passion for culture and linguistic recognition never have ethnic boundaries. Language connectivity builds real mutual understanding.