China News Network Xinjiang Kunyu, May 5: Question: Xinjiang Kunyu City Sightings: "Xanadu" in the Sand Sea

Written by Shi Yujiang

Looking down from the air, Kunlun Mountain is covered with snow and ice all year round, and the white snow line contrasts with the desert below the mountain, and the surrounding Kunyu City is like a green "island".

Bird's eye view of the Kunyu River landscape. Photo by Wang Zhen

On the way to Kunyu City from Hotan City, the sand dunes not far from both sides of the road are undulating, and I see the poplars dotted among them, like the fire sun sprinkling on the asphalt road.

For about 50 minutes, bathed in strings of water beads, the green belt with green, yellow, green, red and purple makes people feel refreshed, and they feel like they have arrived in a small southern city.

After several large-scale dust days, the sky over Kunyu City in May was exceptionally blue after being blown by the spring breeze, and the transparent blue was like a sudden opening after the fog.

The more than 20,<> mu of standardized red jujube forests around Kunyu City are like sentinels on duty in the sea of sand. Photo by Wang Zhen

Kunyu City was founded in 2016 and is the seat of the <>th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. The name of the city comes from the description of the ancient Chinese book "Classic of Mountains and Seas": "Kungang produces beautiful jade". Because Kunlun Mountain in Xinjiang has been rich in Kunlun jade since ancient times, Kunlun jade is the best in Hetian jade, combining Kunlun Mountain with Hetian jade, that is, the beautiful jade of Kunlun Mountain, hence the name.

Driving along the wide city avenue, various buildings flashed in front of you, "This new building is the center of our cultural activities, and various functions are being improved. "Introduction by the escort.

The viewing path on both sides of the embankment is lined with greenery, and the flowers of different hues resemble the sea. Photo by Shi Yujiang

Strolling through the 5.2-kilometer landscape belt of the Kunyu River that runs through the central city, stone bridges and pavilions of different shapes are scattered, the viewing path on both sides of the embankment is lined with trees, flowers of different tones are like the sea, and the tender green willow branches reflect the river, which is simply a spiritual city park!

The reporter lingered and lamented that there was a paradise-like landscape in the new city in the desert. Before I knew it, it was past dusk, and lawn lights, reed lights, swan lights, dandelion lights flashed in various shades under the night... Like stars and the fall of the Milky Way, there are more and more tourists at this time, adding vitality to Kunyu City.

According to reports, the Kunyu River landscape belt was put into construction in February 2017, with a cumulative investment of 2 million yuan, and since 1, the 'lighting project' has been implemented, and in 2 it has been determined to be a national AAA-level scenic spot.

Step into the city's new Eco-Sports Park, where sculptures and sports equipment with various Olympic elements can be seen everywhere. The reporter noticed during the event that the fitness trail of the smart fitness square is equipped with smart screens and cameras, which can display the time and distance of exercise in real time; Citizens can also scan the QR code on fitness equipment to check the amount of calories burned during exercise.

New eco-sports park. Photo by Gao Xiaoxia

The 14th Division followed the road of ecological development. The reporter saw around the city that the jujube forest that could not be seen was spitting out leaves and green, like a sentinel on duty in the sea of sand, although it was not tall, but standing tall in the wind!

"It's in the heart of the Taklamakan Desert. At the beginning of the establishment of the city, the wind and sand days lasted for half a year every year. The builders bulldoze the sandbags, spread drip irrigation belts in the sand, and plant jujube trees in a large area, gradually achieving an ecological and economic win-win situation. The entourage said that more than 20,<> mu of standardized red jujube forests have now formed around Kunyu City.

From the original construction of the regiment here to today's Kunyu City, the 14th Division Kunyu City has a long-term ambition, with the premise of restoring the ecology and protecting the environment, and continues to adopt the "three-line" afforestation method of combining trees, shrubs and grasses and connecting nets, belts and sheets, to spread green to the heart of the desert little by little. "'The city is in the forest, the forest is in the city, and the city is green' is the ecological construction goal of Kunyu City." Jiang Xin, secretary of the party committee and political commissar of the 14th Division Kunyu City, said.

Kunyu City under construction. Photo by Wang Zhen

Kunyu City is still small and not prosperous, but what is shocking is that several generations of corps members have worked hard here, realizing "people retreating into the sand", "desert into fertile land", and "standing a new ecological city of military reclamation in the sea of sand". (End)