Workers prepare lunch at a canteen for the elderly at the Donghu residential community in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2024. In recent years, the Donghu residential community in Kashgar has been actively exploring new models of service management for groups such as the elderly and young children.
The community's citizen center is equipped with spaces including traditional Chinese culture academy, dance studio, music studio, painting and calligraphy studio, and psychological counseling room. The badminton court, table tennis court, and children's playground on the community square provide residents with more recreational options. The community also regularly organizes a variety of cultural and sports activities, providing support for the elderly and education for the young. (All photos by Xinhua/Zhao Yusi)
A child has fun at the citizen center of the Donghu residential community in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2024.
Residents play traditional instruments at a music studio of the Donghu residential community in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2024.
Residents both young and old play table tennis at the Donghu residential community in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2024.
Children have fun at a playground of the Donghu residential community in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2024.