A New Road for Xinjiang

A Tartar dance at a house party for visitors in a Uyghur village in Yili region in Xinjiang,China. These home parties are a source of income for the local communities.LEE CHENG / THE STAR, 6TH JUNE 2016.

With its new economic zones and startup aspirations, the revived region wants to show its diverse face to the world.

SINCE 2009, Xinjiang has been portrayed as a place of unrest and tension by the Western media, with Muslim Uyghurs struggling for more autonomy.