Boys ride bike beside a mosque at Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. All the residents of Mahai Village are of the Kazak ethnic group. The village used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)

Photo taken on Aug. 11, 2013 shows a general view of Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. All the residents of Mahai Village are of the Kazak ethnic group. The village used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)

Resident Anipa sews a blanket at Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. All the residents of Mahai Village are of the Kazak ethnic group. The village used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)

A Kazak family gather together at Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. All the residents of Mahai Village are of the Kazak ethnic group. The village used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)

Boys ride bike beside a mosque at Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. All the residents of Mahai Village are of the Kazak ethnic group. The village used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)

A woman walks at Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. All the residents of Mahai Village are of the Kazak ethnic group. The village used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)

People play basketball at Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. All the residents of Mahai Village are of the Kazak ethnic group. The village used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)

Ninety-year-old Halimai arranges her kerchief at Mahai Village of Da Qaidam in Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, Northwest China's Qinghai Province, August 11, 2013. Halimai is the oldest resident of Mahai Village, whose residents are all of the Kazak ethnic group. It used to be an underdeveloped village with poor infrastructures and living conditions. But with the help of the local government, a newly-built Mahai Village was put into use in 2002. "Our life is much better than before. It's more convenient for children to go to school and for patients to see doctors," said villagers. (Xinhua/Li Shaopeng)