This photo taken on April 12, 2025 shows a grassland in Baicheng county, Aksu prefecture, Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [Photo/Xinhua] The Taklimakan Desert in Northwest ...

Editor's note: Xinjiang, the largest cotton-producing area in China, is entering this year's cotton planting season with vigor. In this three-part series, Xinhua will map the past and present of ...