Large carpets, Kazak cushions and a simple but effective indoor heating system – all these are new in Halikaxi’s new house that her family just moved in this October.

Together with 1,100 families in her town, in Yumin county, Tacheng area, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Halikaxi and her neighbor’s houses were all destroyed this Spring by Xinjiang’s biggest snow disaster in 60 years.

China Daily reporter Feng Xin takes to you find out a special housing project for shepherds in Xinjiang.

Photojournalist: Feng Xin