How has Xinjiang become a land of cultural diversity over the past centuries? This vlog presents a close-up of China's earliest known Buddhist grottoes in Xinjiang. The mural paintings there stood to witness China's interactions with remote civilizations like ancient Greece and Rome. Their implication of cultural and ethnic variety for Xinjiang lingers on till today. | China Xinhua News

Ethnic Tajik people on the Pamir Plateau in China's Xinjiang are known as "eagles of the high mountains." Sultanbekmu, a Tajik girl in Xinjiang, enjoys performing traditional Tajik eagle dance as life keeps getting better. #GLOBALink | China Xinhua News

Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is home to over 40,000 Tajiks, one of China's 56 ethnic groups. Animal husbandry is an important livelihood in this region. What are the people's lives like? How much money do they make? Let's find out. #TheNewSilkRoad | CGTN

For centuries, the Chinese Tajiks have guarded China's western frontier in Taxkurgan County. CGTN talked to Tasha Memetrehim, who's the third generation in his family to serve on duty 24 hours a day for long-term patrols and shifts on the remote Pamir Plateau. #Xinjiang #Tianshan #Exclusive For more: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-06-19/CGTN-Exclusive-Memories-of-fighting-terrorism-in-Xinjiang-RqHhw388WA/index.html | CGTN

As home to 47 ethnic minority groups, #Xinjiang is a colorful land boasting diverse cultures and landscapes. It was once plagued by terrorist attacks, killing innocent people. But what is it like now? What's the life of local people like? British-Australian Jerry Grey, who has traveled to Xinjiang five times and bicycled across several provinces of China, shares his journey and observations of Xinjiang with CGTN. | CGTN