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This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows shrimp at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)
URUMQI, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Far from the crashing waves and salty sea air, Jiang Shengguo is busy carefully examining the Pacific white shrimp he breeds in a pond in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City, which is nestled just 100 km away from China's largest desert Taklimakan.
Situated in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, northwest China, is the furthest point from any coastline. Despite an arid climate and deserts scattered across its territory, the vast region surprisingly enjoys excellent conditions for aquafarming. With over 3 million hectares of water bodies suitable for fish farming, the region offers a vast expanse that is around five times the size of Shanghai City.
Jiang is one among the many local breeders venturing into the realm of providing fresh seafood, even though he is hundreds of miles away from the coastline. His some 40 ponds can yield an annual production of around 25 tonnes of Pacific white shrimp, or whiteleg shrimp, a species of prawn native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Jiang Shengguo (1st R) communicates with breeders on the breeding techniques of the Pacific white shrimp at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Sept. 5, 2023 shows a view of a Pacific white shrimp breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)
Jiang Shengguo examines the Pacific white shrimp he breeds under the guidance of an agrotechnician at a breeding base in Wuqia, a township of Kuqa City in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 5, 2023. (Photo by Liu Xuemei/Xinhua)