Hong Qi, 41, is a Uygur folk singer and poet. "I was born to a Uygur family in Hotan. My parents were too poor to afford raising me, so they found a Han family to adopt me. I never sought out my biological parents because my adopted parents loved me and I had a happy family. While I served in the army in a desert, my desire to sing emerged. From singer to composer, I have published three albums. I don't like the prejudices and disputes between Uygur and Han people. No matter how tiny my influence may be, I want to do all I can to mend the relationship. I'm preparing to build a Xinjiang-themed cultural industry park in Shenzhen, for which I often fly between Beijing, Xinjiang, Shanghai, and Shenzhen. I hope the cultural industry park will open this year so that more people can understand and like Xinjiang."