Pomegranate Flowers Bloom: Stories of Ethnic Unity in Xinjiang/石榴花开 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781917143097)

"The beauty of Xinjiang goes far beyond the snow-capped mountains, pastures, deserts, and lakes that meet the eye. It lies in the harmony of diverse ethnic groups, each showcasing its unique charm while embracing a shared beauty. It resides in their sincere hearts, closely bound together like pomegranate seeds!

新疆之美，远不止你目之所及的雪山、草场、大漠、湖泊......新疆之美，在各族人民的各美其美，美美与共！在他们如石榴籽般紧紧相拥的赤诚之心！

As for Xinjiang, a beautiful and mysterious place, if youonly imagine it in your mind, but you have never been thereat all, or just took a cursory journey through it, you maynever truly understand or know its beauty, its people, andwhat happened there .

have been there. Having visited the streets.communities, and homes of ordinary people in a lot ofvillages as well as in many cities, l could say that l beganto understand it. lts beauty is more than we can see! Thetrue beauty of Xinjiang lies in our hearts, the sincere heartsembracing each other like pomegranate seeds!

塔城地区地处新疆维吾尔自治区西北部，被称为"民族团结的沃土"，29个民族在此聚居。带着反映新疆维吾尔自治区塔城地区民族团结真实图景的使命，作者何建明只身来到新疆。历经一百余天，遍访塔城地区四县三市讲述一个又一个普通而又不平凡的新疆同胞和他们背后的故事。

年逾九旬、教龄四十余载的维吾尔族老教师曼热亚木-吐尔得瓦、被孩子们亲切称呼为"脐带爸爸"的吾哈斯医生、7个民族组成的韩莲-韩兵大家庭、在哈萨克族妈妈摇车上长大的汉族孩子和他的哈萨克族兄弟、为7位烈士战友守墓的戍边老兵......这些新疆地区的民族团结实例，让我们看到，民族团结，是兄弟般的情义，是不能割断的血脉亲情，是共同发展的长远未来。