The Kashgar region has been the transportation hub on the Silk Road since ancient times.With its splendid history and cultures created by the multi-ethnic groups，it is one of the important bridge-heads of the Silk Road Economic Belt jointly constructed by China，Central Asian and South Asian countries. However，the region is one of the severely impoverished areas in the southern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Problems such as poverty，backwardness and lack of information are becoming th

Preface Chapter 1 From Poverty and Inaccessibility to Vitality and Vigor-the Transformation of the Kashgar Region Boosted by Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development 1．1 Overview of poverty alleviation work in Kashgar region 1．2 The main focus of development in Kashgar region 1．2．1 Comprehensively strengthening opening up to the outside world and promoting the development of modern industrial agglomeration 1．2．2 Expanding and strengthening traditional industries and laying a solid foundation for poverty alleviation and development 1．3 Achievements of social and economic development in Kashgar region promoted by poverty alleviation and rural development Chapter 2 Making the Pearl of the Pamir Plateau More Brilliant-Measures and Achievements of Poverty Alleviation and Rural Development in Tashkurgan 2．1 Making traditional industry bigger and stronger-yak husbandry changing from extensive development to intensive development 2．1．1 Challenges of long-term constraints of the develo-pment of traditional yak husbandry 2．1．2 Revitalizing yak husbandry to promote poverty allevia-tion and rural development 2．2 Constantly exploring new industries-building green develop-ment on the Pamir Plateau 2．2．1 Building all-round ecological tourism-developing green plateau tourism 2．2．2 Cultivating port economy-boosting international trade logistics 2．2．3 Exploiting clean energy-continuously expanding the photovoltaic power generation industry Chapter 3 The Full Victory in Building a Well-off Society in the Oasis-the Final Push of Poverty Alleviation and Development in Yecheng County 3．1 Overview of poverty alleviation and development in Yecheng County 3．1．1 The status of industrial development in Yecheng County 3．1．2 Challenges of the industrial development of Yecheng County 3．1．3 Main measures of Yecheng County to break the develo-pment bottleneck 3．2 Outstanding achievements in poverty alleviation and development in Yecheng County 3．2．1 Building a whole walnut industry chain-small nuts make great contribution in poverty alleviation and development 3．2．2 Implementing relocation-planning for poverty alleviation Conclusion References