Petroleum is by far the most important fuel resource in Xinjiang. Initial commercial petroleum production dates from about 1940, when the relatively small Dushanzi field was developed, largely by the Soviets, some fifteen miles southeast of Wusu, a highway junction west of Urumqi.

Standing on the corner like a just-got-in-town jasper.

Yoni was hired as the shul's cantor, but he has a very rabbinic attitude.

At Christmas-time old grudges seem to have a tendency to lessen in fiercity—drab, everyday responsibilities suddenly have a gayer glow—you begin to look forward to each new day, for each day closer to the 25th seems to bring each man closer to his neighbor, as warmth and affection run rampant.