Part I Renewing Our Bonds
Re-interviewing Some of the 2014 Interviewees in 2020 and 2021: Our Efforts Have Been Seen by Many
Alimjan Adil
With My Dreams Coming True, I Dare to Cry Loudly What I Dared Not to Say / 003
Abduhabir Mamat
I Am Delivering the Best Courses in the World to My Hometown / 009
The Couple: Aixingzi Aili and Alimjan Kelimu
You Only Live Once. Do Live a Fulfilling One. / 015
Haysar
An Excellent Journalist Desiring a Good Life in Shanghai / 023
Kahar Basir
How I Started the Most Popular English Training Agency in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province / 029
Liu Xi
I Feel Excited Every Time I See the Possibility of Change / 037
Erpan Tursunjan
I Am No Longer Called a “Foreigner” / 043
Otkor Geni
“A Journey to the West for Scriptures” / 047
Guljamal Emetjan
A Dancer in Love with a World without Borders / 051
Ai Kezhu
My Recent Six Years / 059
Ahmatjan Abdurahman
The Doctorate in Petroleum Who Assists Xinjiang in Return / 065
Meng Xiaocheng
Medicine for the Soul Is the Cure-All / 069
Part II Let’s Return to Xinjiang, from Hong Kong
Stories of Xinjiang: From the Perspective of Eight People in Hong Kong
Shen Ping
A Painter Nurtured by Xinjiang, I Return Home Nearly Every Year / 077
Chen Yuan
I Grew Up in Xinjiang, and I’ll Return There When I Retire / 089
Zhai Pu
Let the World Know about Xinjiang and Qitai / 095
Liu Ligang
My Roots are in Xinjiang Wherever I Go / 103
Ma Zhiqi
The Diverse Cultures of Xinjiang Have Made Me More Inclusive / 109
Xin Jiyun
I Began to Take Control of My Destiny after I Changed My Major at University / 117
Zhang Qian
My Formula for Success: Embracing Diverse Cultures and Having Courage to Confront Myself / 135
Pasha
From Xinjiang to Hong Kong, Every One of My Dreams Has Come True / 143
Part III Behind-the-Scenes Contributors
Volunteers Managing the “I Am from Xinjiang on the Silk Road” WeChat Public Account
Abuduwuli Abderresiti
Remarkable Changes: Witnessing the Great Influences of a Book and a Project / 169
Aynur Anvar
All Hardships Are Worthy Experiences and Those Working Hard Will Not Be Let Down / 177