FOREWORD / Kurbanjan Samat PREFACESI’m Going to Xinjiang / Li Wenju From Dream to Reality / Zhang Xin’gang I Dedicated My Youth to Xinjiang / Chen Zongzhen Enduring Love for Xinjiang / Wang Shijie CHALLENGEDirector’s Notes on Challenge / By Lü Ke Li Qiuping: Cohesion Is Important for Winning the Championship An Jong Euk & Shi Jifang: How We Have Changed After Meeting Each Other Huang Zhenfei: A Versatile Businessman ENCOUNTER Director’s Notes on Encounter and Exploration / By Wu Hong Zhou Lina: Love and Marriage Brought Me to XinjiangA Chao: I Hope to See More People Fall in Love with Xinjiang Daniel Suckfuel: Seek and Find in Peace and Calm TRAILBLAZING Director’s Notes on Trailblazing / By Li Xiaodong Liu Sisi: I’m a Pole Dancer in Xinjiang Wang Zhongjie: Heir of the Iron Man Spirit Huang Changhui: We Have a Great Future Here EXPLORATIONXu Dongliang:The Silk Road Is a Lifetime Research Project for Me Chen Changqing: Sunshine in Xinjiang, the Light of HopeLiu Mingting: For a Better and More Prosperous XinjiangINSPIRATION Director’s Notes on Inspiration / By Zhou Hui Wang Xiaodong: Let Buildings Grow: Integrating Buildings with the EnvironmentShatu: Horse Whisperer Wang Jinmei: Bringing the Pipa Back to Its OriginCROSSOVER Director’s Notes on Crossover / By Yuan YuanSaddam Hussein: Going to Xinjiang Was My Best Choice Wei Zechun & Luo Biao: How We Scaled the Heights of LoveXing Rui: Xinjiang Has Changed the Trajectory of My Life OPPORTUNITIES Director’s Notes on Opportunities / By Wei Anjie Peng Xiaochun: One Mission, Lifetime DevotionWang Lei: Xinjiang Can Become a Chinese Paradise for SkiersYang Minde: Going to Xinjiang Was My Greatest Decision Ever Josh Summers: Turning Xinjiang into a Homeland Wang Hao: Leave No RegretsMarina: Going to Xinjiang Every Day HOMECOMING Director’s Notes on Homecoming / By Kurbanjan Samat Xie Shengli: Back to the Origin of the Tambourine Wang Meng: Memories of My Days in Xinjiang EPILOGUE / Jahangir