The baker hoping to make plenty of dough

"This is the first year of my plan to expand the company. It's important to me and to all my employees," said Abulajan Mettohot, the owner of Xinjiang Abulajan Naan Chain Co, who has set up a training program in his hometown in Yecheng county and in other two counties, Shule and Yengisar in Kashgar prefecture.

As many as 500 youngsters in each of the venues will be taught to make naan, and the program will eventually be extended to Shache and Zepu counties.

Naan outlets can be seen everywhere in Xinjiang, and the tandoor - the specially constructed pit in which the bread is baked - can double as a shop.