Sacred flame welcomed in Ningxia oasis

ZHONGWEI, Ningxia: Yan Qiang has never left the oasis at the southern end of the Tengger Desert where he was born 16 years ago, and he never had the chance to go to the cinema before this April.

Since then, he has been a regular at the twice-weekly movie shows in the main square of this oasis city in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region.

"I've seen most of the movies on television, but they look so impressive on the big screen. They amaze me every time I am here," said the shoe-repairer trainee.