Children play at a kindergarten in Hotan, Xinjiang. [LIU XIN/CHINA NEWS SERVICE]

Girls take a rest in downtown Kashgar. [WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY]

A medical team from Ningbo, Zhejiang province, treats patients in Aksu during a working tour of Xinjiang. [YUAN HUANHUAN/FOR CHINA DAILY]

Children enjoy a day out in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. [WEI XIAOHAO/CHINA DAILY]

Arezgul Tursun checks patients' files. [MENG ZHE/CHINA DAILY]