摘要
How stories from ordinary people hold extraordinary social value.During a two-week trip to my native Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China,I contemplated the following question:Born and raised in the region until the age of 18,how can I tell the stories that unfold here to people on the outside?The stories of ordinary locals are very simple,to the point that many people feel they hold no real“news value.”But for those who have lived through Xinjiang’s difficult times,the present is hard-won.