This was the last journey I took in China–one that I thought about for a long time but lacked the courage to go on until my last month. Xinjiang is a beautiful place, a silk road hub that’s historically been the crossroads of multiple religions and ethnicities, and it’s a very controversial place in China right now. There is a lot of stigma against Uyghurs and the region. I had been told since pretty much my first week in China to stay away because it was “dangerous.” But how much of that is muddled information, how much truth, and what’s life like for the 40% Han Chinese population in the region?
Read the story here:
http://cn.nytstyle.com/culture/20150917/tc17xinjiang/
Rosalie M. Lin 
I read your article in NYT and I come to say hello, great job, girl.
Thanks for reading!
I love your stories! They are so Goooooood!
Why not translate them into English if you have time.
Fengjiang Hu, Miami
Thanks, Fengjiang! I am working on writing more about China in English. 🙂
很可爱的女孩子，不错，很有勇气
谢谢！
有空多写一点关于中美文化碰撞方面的文章，很喜欢你的独立思考能力
嗯，我有这个打算 ：）
orayt