Guangming Daily reporter Zhao Minghao Jin Hao Sun Jinxing Guangming Daily correspondent Wang Menglin

"Dear passengers, this 'Train Bazaar' New Year's goods festival is open!" At 9:00 a.m. on January 17, the "Hetian Yulong" train left Hotan Station in Xinjiang on time. With the shout of the train chief Polati Khan, the carriage became lively.

The day was the "Train Bazaar" New Year's Festival of "Hetian Yulong". On the train table and on the inquiry table, there were all kinds of goods full of them, and the shouts in my ears were louder than the other. On the roof of the car, big red lanterns are hanging high, and the New Year Festival atmosphere is full of the atmosphere.

"This flower hat is so exquisite!" As soon as the New Year's goods festival opened, Aimetta Abdulerim's "stall" was surrounded by people. Velvet flower hat, Adress flower hat, Tashkent flower hat... Aimetti's seat has all kinds of small flower hats.

"What price is this?"

"A purely handmade velvet flower hat, 30 yuan per head!"

Look at this and wear that one... Soon, Wang Ming, a traveler from Chongqing, bought his favorite flower hat for his family, and the "Train Bazaar" also ushered in a good start that day.

The "Hetian Yulong" has a journey of more than 30 hours, with a minimum fare of only 4 yuan. It connects Urumqi to Hotan and is an important means of transportation for people along the route to visit relatives and friends, study and medical treatment, go to market to sell goods, and go out to work. Because of the cheap fare and many stops, the "Hetian Yulong" is also affectionately called "slow train" by local villagers.

"The 'slow truck' is a 'convenience car' connecting the north and south Xinjiang, and it is also a 'rich car' for the people." Polati Khan introduced that on the "slow truck", villagers often take their own agricultural products to visit relatives and friends a hundred kilometers away, among which dried fruit specialties are very popular in the car. Starting from 2021, in order to help villagers along the route get rich, Polatikhan and train staff organized a "train bazaar" in the carriage based on the actual situation of farming time and passenger flow.

"This is my own walnut bowl..." At 11:10 am, the train drove to Pishan Station. After the old man Ablikmu Abdukadir got on the train, he directly found the train crewman Diriyal Pierton. Dirial immediately understood and helped the old man start shouting and shouting: "Come on, walnut handicrafts, beautiful and practical!" On the other end of the train, the conductor Ma Yiran Saimetti also helped the farmers pack raisins. Shouting, translating, moving goods, looking for money... On the "Train Bazaar", train staff will spontaneously help farmers in their spare time.

"Friends, take a look, this is Yecheng's walnuts, the meat is thick and delicious, and the origin is directly sold..." As noon approached, the train arrived at Yecheng Station. With the help of a stable mobile phone signal in this section, the train staff opened the "online version" of "Train Bazaar": the live broadcast room bazaar. In the live broadcast room, the lively "Train Bazaar" was broadcast in real time, and the crew turned into anchors and enthusiastically introduced various special products. In the online live broadcast room, the products in the "Train Bazaar" can also be placed with one click and delivered directly.

At 5:32 pm, the train arrived at Atushi Station. Yimamaiti Saipal, a fellow Atushi, packed his luggage early and prepared to get off the car. "The dried figs and grapes were 'processed' and sold for more than 2,000 yuan!" Yimamamaiti is a frequent visitor to the "Train Bazaar". "Train Bazaar, Yaxi!" Before getting off the train, Yimamamaiti turned his head and told reporters.

According to statistics, in 2024, the "Train Bazaar" has helped the people along the route sell agricultural products and handicrafts such as red dates, honey, walnuts, figs, etc. totaling more than 700,000 yuan.