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Photo taken on Sept. 1, 2019 shows a villager herding her sheep near paddy fields in Pahtakla Township, Kashgar City of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Pahtakla, located in the fringe of the Taklamakan Desert, is famous for its paddy rice production. In recent years, with efforts spent on the improvement of environment and promotion of tourism, local villagers get employed and see their income increase. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)
