China is a united multi-ethnic nation of 56 ethnic groups. Its western province of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region contains more than 10 ethnic minorities, including the Uygur, Tajik, Kyrgyz and Uzbek, among which the Uygur is the largest population. Xinjiang is a very important place; it’s huge and it borders a lots of countries, including Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. It is the place where Eastern and Western civilizations converge, has a long history of ancient Silk Road culture and it is also a vital land route for China’s foreign exchanges.
I kept hearing that Xinjiang is a lovely home to a number of ethnic groups and it’s a great place to experience Uyghur culture in China. But “Is it safe to travel to Xinjiang?” is a question I got a lot. I completely understand why some people are asking that question. The funny thing is, Xinjiang has always been on around the top of famous tourist place list in China. And that question wasn’t even relevant. It wasn’t until 2008 coming up to the Olympics and 2009 when they had incidents here in Urumqi that that question became something that was commonly asked by travelers heading out to this region. No wonder people from outside this region has safety concerns, after these incidents had been worldly reported by media.
From August 30 to September 6, 2018, I went to Urumqi with my friend’s company to attend the annual “China-Asia-Europe Exposition” with the idea of seeing the real Xinjiang by myself. During this period, I visited Urumqi and Turpan as a tourist and spent two days visiting the famous historical cities in southern Xinjiang. Kashi. During the sightseeing, I met friendly people and fine view. In addition to tourist attraction, We got to walk down the back alleys of Urumqi, check out local food in night market. We got to see facets of Xinjiang, the Uyghur culture that rarely show on the main streets of the capital. What i really love is when the night market comes alive, people of all ages just coming out to enjoy the cooler weather. And that’s where we got to know how people of this region really feel. They said Xinjiang is absolutely safe place in nowadays. This sense of security not only comes from security measures, it also comes from favor policies on education, health care, urban community and the development of economy.
Local people are positive about the current situation in Xinjiang, and they just want a safe and stable life. Nowadays, most local people study Mandarin (because they are located in remote and backward areas with low educational level, only know their own local language but do not understand the national language, so it is very difficult to obtain employment and social contacts), learn law and learning vocational skills, and use the Mandarin and vocational skills learned in transformation education to find jobs, support their families. I have learned that during the period of study, all the food, accommodation, medical treatment and training are paid by the government. Definitely, because of the violent incidents happened years ago, a few people are temporarily under restriction and are taught to study, in order to return to society gradually, which has protected the safety and the right to subsistence of the majority of the people. There has been none other incident of this nature in the past two years, and the sense of security and well-being of the general public has been rising. This should be recognized and recognized by the international community.
It strikes me that I had a worthwhile trip for having a clear picture of Xinjiang.
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