STOCKHOLM, Oct. 29(Greenpost) –On August 28th,  over 30 Chinese and Foreign journalists visited the core areas of Xinjiang Silk Road Economic Belt — Burqin county in Altay City in Northern Xinjiang.  The village we visit is called Tuokumut No. 1 collecting area.

According to the local official, this is an area where people can pick up the fruits themselves and buy it.

Xinjiang is famous for its various melons, honey melon, water melon and other melons which are all very sweet and delicious.

This white melon is very sweet.  This is with the help of the Xinjiang Agricultural Academy’s researchers, local famers and herdmen can grow the fruits very well. It is said that they can have an income of 3000 yuan per mu. They also have farm house hotel or restaurant, or animal husbandry. All together, they can have a percapita income of 50 to 60 thousand yuan .

This is blue Gouqi Bar.

This is a free market where farmers can sell their products.

Photo and text  Xuefei Chen Axelsson.