How do Xinjiang Muslims celebrate annual Corban Festival?

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Muslims across China have kicked off their Corban Festival celebrations.The festival, which is also known as Eid al-Adha or feast of the sacrifice, is a major religious festival observed by Muslims worldwide. In China, most of the celebrations are in the country's northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, where various ethnic groups follow Islam. How do local Muslims prepare for and celebrate this religious festival? China Plus's Xu Yawen tells us from Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang where she visited a Uygur family.