Xayidong, 42, from the Uygur ethnic group, is director and chief creative supervisor of the Research Department of Islamic Architecture under the Design and Research Institute of Beijing LBY Architecture and Decoration Engineering Co., Ltd. "In 2008, I was hired to design the stage for the drama Colorful Kashgar, which was tremendously successful. Then, I found an opportunity to stay in Beijing. Over the following years, I was responsible for decoration designs for mosques in Zhejiang's Yiwu City and Hainan's Sanya City. Nanguan Mosque in Xining, capital of Qinghai Province (behind me in the picture), is one of my designs. This year, I was hired for a design project aiming to restore the original look of Kashgar from the 13th Century. This project is particularly important to me. Seeing its exceptional completion is my objective and dream these days."