国内英语资讯:Across China: Villagers relish modern life in new houses in Xinjiang
<p><span word="URUMQI">URUMQI</span>, <span word="June">June</span> 21-- <span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Ruzamamet">Ruzamamet</span> <span word="Matkerim">Matkerim</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="villager">villager</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span> <span word="Uygur">Uygur</span> <span word="Autonomous">Autonomous</span> <span word="Region">Region</span>, <span word="likes">likes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shower">shower</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="fatigue">fatigue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hot">hot</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>.</p><p><span word="Matkerim">Matkerim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 100 <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Inilik">Inilik</span> <span word="Village">Village</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hotan">Hotan</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="equipped">equipped</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="stove">stove</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="mutton">mutton</span>, <span word="eggs">eggs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carrots">carrots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="refrigerator">refrigerator</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="things">things</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mud">mud</span> <span word="hut">hut</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tamarisk">tamarisk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="earth">earth</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="furniture">furniture</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="convenience">convenience</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="commonplace">commonplace</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="luxurious">luxurious</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Matkerim">Matkerim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="onset">onset</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="relocation">relocation</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alleviate">alleviate</span> <span word="poverty">poverty</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villages">villages</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="Xinjiang">Xinjiang</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="dramatic">dramatic</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> 2018, <span word="Matkerim">Matkerim</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="village">village</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="secured">secured</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span>' <span word="committee">committee</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="Matkerim">Matkerim</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="villagers">villagers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="brand">brand</span>-<span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="furniture">furniture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="electric">electric</span> <span word="appliances">appliances</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="live">live</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="functional">functional</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="rooms">rooms</span>, <span word="bedrooms">bedrooms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kitchens">kitchens</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p>
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