Cultural activities enrich farmers' spare time

The government of Mohuer, which is located in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, paid great attention to the development of its local cultural industry and tried to encourage farmers and herdsmen to take part in cultural activities, in 2014.

Locals play table tennis at the activity room during the spare time. [Photo/ hcccp.gov.cn]

The government also put money into constructing plazas for exercises and activity rooms for the elderly. In addition to this, it also organized various activities in which to enrich the free time of residents, including singing and dance competitions.

Many local grassroots artists commented that the various singing and dance competitions provide stages for locals to show their talents and achieve their dreams.

Grassroots artists practice Yangko, a popular Chinese folk dance, at the cultural center. [Photo/ hcccp.gov.cn]

By Li Xiaoxu and edited by Jacob Hooson