Women harvest almonds in Kuqa county, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, June 16, 2019. The county has developed an almond industry chain that has become a major source of income for local farmers. (Photos: People’s Daily)

An employee of Uygur ethnic group works at a factory of an electric appliance company in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province, June 8, 2019.

Women of Uygur ethnic group work at a workshop of a clothing factory in a village of Aksu prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, May 10, 2019. The average monthly income of the workers at the factory stands at over 2,000 yuan.