ChineseToday | Tacheng native welcomes guests in her "Friends Manor" in Xinjiang-Xinhua
ChineseToday | Tacheng native welcomes guests in her "Friends Manor" in Xinjiang
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2025-09-21 16:54:15
Ma Xiuhua welcomes guests at her agritainment in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)
TACHENG, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Ma Xiuhua, 60, is a native of Tacheng City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Together with her husband, she built an agritainment named "Friends Manor" in their hometown, where they welcome guests from all over the country.
Ma Xiuhua serves dishes for her guests at her agritainment in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)A guest from Xibe ethnic group (1st L) sings with other guests during a meal at the agritainment of Ma Xiuhua in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
Tacheng City is home to over 20 ethnic groups, with a population of less than 160,000. Members of Ma's family themselves come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Ma Xiuhua (C) walks with her friends at her agritainment in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
Whenever guests arrive at "Friends Manor," Ma greets them with warm hospitality, treating them to her signature homemade dishes and fresh fruits harvested right from the courtyard. She often invites them to sing and dance together, letting the joyful mood fill the air.
Xinjiang is a multiethnic region and the agritainment of Ma is expecting more friends from various ethnic groups.
Ma Xiuhua (L) talks with a friend in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)Guests from various ethnic groups sing during a meal at the agritainment of Ma Xiuhua in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)Ma Xiuhua makes a dish of Kazakh ethnic group in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)Ma Xiuhua serves dishes for her guests at her agritainment in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)This photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025 shows a dish made by Ma Xiuhua in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)Ma Xiuhua works at her agritainment in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)Ma Xiuhua picks mint leaves at her garden in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)Ma Xiuhua serves fruits at her agritainment in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)
A guest from Kazakh ethnic group plays accordion after a meal while other guests dance at the agritainment of Ma Xiuhua in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)A guest from Daur ethnic group dances after a meal at the agritainment of Ma Xiuhua in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Xin Yuewei)A guest takes photos of a loaf of Russian bread in Tacheng City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo)■
