- Alim Molla, a 19-year-old Uygur man, likes to put on his headphones and listen to music when operating the warping reels at a textile factory in the county of Bachu, some 200 km east of Kashgar City in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
- Alim has outlined a career path for himself: mastering the warping process in school, working in a textile factory for one or two years to build up some savings, acquiring car-repair skills and then working as a mechanic for the rest of his life.
- Its regional 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) made it clear that Xinjiang would vitalize its textile industry with the support of technological progress and by taking advantage of the opportunity presented by the transfer of the textile industry from China’s middle and eastern provinces to its western regions.
Textile Changes Xinjiang Lifestyle
