Xinjiang Today: One Lane, One Family

How one street has united its residents through decades of neighborly love BEIJING, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuliu Lane in Tasierhai Village is a street just 640 meters long. The lane takes its name from a century-old tree where an elm (yu) and a willow (liu) have grown into one. As seen on the street, sturdy willow shoots straight toward the sky, while the elm twines tightly around it, their branches and leaves intertwined beyond distinction. "The life in our lane is just like this tree--cl