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Ancient system continues to irrigate Xinjiang's wondrous land

By Guan Xiaomeng and Xu Dan | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2024-10-21 09:13

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Tobias Symonds, a British content creator participating in the "A Date with China·Meet Xinjiang" international media tour, has uncovered the marvels of the Karez well system in Turpan city, located in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. He explains how this over two-thousand-year-old system operates.

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