hetianxianIntroduction：Introduction to Hotan: Hetian County (Uyghur: خوتەن ناھى يىسى, formerly known as "He Yu", renamed "Hetian" in 1959) is a county under the jurisdiction of the Hetian area of ​​Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It has a population of 40,300 square kilometers and a population of 270,000 in 2001. There are Uygur, Han, Hui, Kirgiz, Xibo and other ethnic groups. In the south of the Tarim Basin, Hotan County is famous for its rich jade. It is about 5,000 meters above sea level near the snow line on the upper reaches of the Yikake River in the southern part of Heishan County, Hetian County. The valley in this area is one of the main areas for collecting jade for thousands of years. Produce the famous sheep white jade, ink jade and jade. In 2013, the gross domestic product (GDP) of Hetian County reached 220.923 million yuan, an increase of 10.5% over the same period of 2012.