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A desert highway in southern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region opened on Thursday, slashing travel time, benefiting locals and boosting regional socioeconomic development, according to its construction company.
Carrying its first passengers, train No 5818 left Hotan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region at 11:30 am on Thursday and arrived at its destination Urumqi, the region's capital at 11:53 am on Friday.
With the help of technology and automated agricultural machinery, spring plowing in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region this year has become more efficient, and the cost of labor has been significantly reduced, farmers and farming experts said.