Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang
By Cui Meng, Published: 2026/11/6 23:13:28
Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times
Editor's Note:
The Hongxing No. 2 Farm of the 13th Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps is located in Hami, Northwest China’s Xinjiang. It preserves the largest and best-preserved contiguous “Diwozi” site in China. These semi-subterranean barracks are praised as “the house with the most backbone in China.” The site was first built in 1950. Today, this weathered historical site has become an important Red education base, carrying forward the PLA soldiers’ spirit of self-reliance, selfless dedication, and hard struggle.

Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times
Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times
Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times
Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times
Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times
Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times
Experience ‘the house with the most backbone’ in China’s Xinjiang Photo: Cui Meng/Global Times