Duolu

An outbreak of viral hepatitis occurred in Duolu Township, Luopu County, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, between August 1986 and May 1987.

In September 1986, in Duolu Township, which is in Hetan^([sic]) Prefecture's Luopu County in Southern Xinjiang, people began to contract the communicable non-Type A-non-Type B enteric hepatitis. The disease spread to some of the rural areas in Hetan^([sic]), Kashi, and Kizilsu.

At present, the harvest of more than 200,000 mu of wheat is under way in Luopu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang. Farmers are busy reaping wheat to ensure every grain is transported into granary. Photo taken on June 7, 2022 shows a volunteer helps villagers reap wheat at Bashiyangduma Village, Duolu Township in Luopu County, Hotan Prefecture, northwest China’s Xinjiang.