Combination photo shows the office building of headquarters of the 22nd corps of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (above) in Shihezi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region taken in October of 1952, and the Museum of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Army Reclamation reconstructed in the same place above taken by Wangfei on April 9, 2019. Shihezi, some 150 kilometers northwest of Urumqi, is a young city that was established in the 1950s in the gobi desert of Xinjiang. Thanks to several generations' efforts of Xinjiang people and the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, it has become a beautiful and developed city in the autonomous region. The urban green area has reached 2,580 hectares, the green space in parks has reached 341 hectares, as well as 8 theme parks are located across the city. Besides the changes of environment, the development of mechanical farming and modern technologies also inject vigor and vitality into the city. (Xinhua)
