這是一部紀實圖文作品,講述了新中國成立至今,憧憬、熱愛新疆的人們,在新疆奮斗和生活的故事,其中包括文化部原部長、著名作家王蒙,全國政協(xié)委員楊敏德,姚明的恩師、CBA主教練李秋平,上海援疆醫(yī)生彭曉春等三十多位具有典型意義的人物。 
他們到新疆去各自有著不同的理由:事業(yè)、愛情、自由、回家……他們的故事,是新疆的美麗與神奇、多元與包容的有力見證。也讓我們明白:民族差異和空間距離并不是障礙,而新疆,是一片夢想實現之地。
		 
	
                                讓從新疆來的人,講述到新疆去的人的不平凡故事 
他們的故事是新疆美麗與神奇、多元與包容的有力見證
            
 
庫爾班江·賽買提 
上海江汗格文化投資發(fā)展有限公司董事長,資深紀實攝影師,獨立制片人,導演,北京“五四青年獎章”獲得者,2014年中國“年度優(yōu)秀青年攝影師”,中國民族博物館民族影像志學術委員會委員,新疆大學人文學院客座教授,美國威廉·帕特森大學訪問學者;參與拍攝了《舌尖上的中國2》《自然的力量》《森林之歌》《絲路:重新開始的旅程》《時尚圈》《牦!返榷嗖考o錄片。出版社圖文集《我從新疆來》《我從哪里來》《我從中國來——海外新疆人》,被國內眾多大學及美國哈佛大學、斯坦福大學等多所常春藤高校收藏。作為總制片人、總導演和總策劃拍攝制作大型紀錄片《我從新疆來》《我到新疆去》以及《新疆滋味》。
 
FOREWORD / Kurbanjan Samat 
PREFACES 
I’m Going to Xinjiang / Li Wenju 
From Dream to Reality / Zhang Xin’gang 
I Dedicated My Youth to Xinjiang / Chen Zongzhen 
Enduring Love for Xinjiang / Wang Shijie 
CHALLENGE 
Director’s Notes on Challenge / By Lü Ke 
Li Qiuping: Cohesion Is Important for Winning the Championship 
An Jong Euk & Shi Jifang: How We Have Changed After Meeting Each Other 
Huang Zhenfei: A Versatile Businessman 
ENCOUNTER 
Director’s Notes on Encounter and Exploration / By Wu Hong 
Zhou Lina: Love and Marriage Brought Me to Xinjiang 
A Chao: I Hope to See More People Fall in Love with Xinjiang 
Daniel Suckfuel: Seek and Find in Peace and Calm 
TRAILBLAZING 
Director’s Notes on Trailblazing / By Li Xiaodong 
Liu Sisi: I’m a Pole Dancer in Xinjiang 
Wang Zhongjie: Heir of the Iron Man Spirit 
Huang Changhui: We Have a Great Future Here 
EXPLORATION 
Xu Dongliang:The Silk Road Is a Lifetime Research Project for Me 
Chen Changqing: Sunshine in Xinjiang, the Light of Hope 
Liu Mingting: For a Better and More Prosperous Xinjiang 
INSPIRATION 
Director’s Notes on Inspiration / By Zhou Hui 
Wang Xiaodong: Let Buildings Grow: Integrating Buildings with the Environment 
Shatu: Horse Whisperer 
Wang Jinmei: Bringing the Pipa Back to Its Origin 
CROSSOVER 
Director’s Notes on Crossover / By Yuan Yuan 
Saddam Hussein: Going to Xinjiang Was My Best Choice 
Wei Zechun & Luo Biao: How We Scaled the Heights of Love 
Xing Rui: Xinjiang Has Changed the Trajectory of My Life 
OPPORTUNITIES 
Director’s Notes on Opportunities / By Wei Anjie 
Peng Xiaochun: One Mission, Lifetime Devotion 
Wang Lei: Xinjiang Can Become a Chinese Paradise for Skiers 
Yang Minde: Going to Xinjiang Was My Greatest Decision Ever 
Josh Summers: Turning Xinjiang into a Homeland 
Wang Hao: Leave No Regrets 
Marina: Going to Xinjiang Every Day 
HOMECOMING 
Director’s Notes on Homecoming / By Kurbanjan Samat 
Xie Shengli: Back to the Origin of the Tambourine 
Wang Meng: Memories of My Days in Xinjiang 
 
EPILOGUE / Jahangir