THE PEOPLE WHO BUILD XINJIANG

• 作者: Li Fangfang
• 来源期刊: 北京周报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（24）
• 所属期刊栏目: COVER STORY
• 页码范围: 12-15
• 页数: 4页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-9140.2021.24.003

摘要

Eighty-one-year-old Shi Huifang could never forget her life-changing deci-sion to venture out into Xinjiang, a remote and bare land to her in north-west China, some six decades ago.She wanted to escape poverty and create a better life for herself by putting in hard work in a new place. At the same time, this was also a good chance for her to step away from a relationship with a young man who she was not fully committed to. "His shanty with thatched roofs did hold me back," Shi said, half jokingly.