这是一部纪实图文作品，讲述了新中国成立至今，憧憬、热爱新疆的人们，在新疆奋斗和生活的故事，其中包括文化部原部长、著名作家王蒙，全国政协委员杨敏德，姚明的恩师、CBA主教练李秋平，上海援疆医生彭晓春等三十多位具有典型意义的人物。
他们到新疆去各自有着不同的理由：事业、爱情、自由、回家……他们的故事，是新疆的美丽与神奇、多元与包容的有力见证。也让我们明白：民族差异和空间距离并不是障碍，而新疆，是一片梦想实现之地。

库尔班江·赛买提，维吾尔族，新疆和田人，资深纪实摄影师，独立制片人，导演，新疆维吾尔自治区第十一届政协委员，北京“五四青年奖章”获得者，2014年中国“年度优秀青年摄影师”，新疆大学人文学院客座教授，美国威廉·帕特森大学访问学者；参与拍摄了《舌尖上的中国2》《自然的力量》《森林之歌》《丝路：重新开始的旅程》《时尚圈》《牦牛》等多部纪录片。出版图书《我从新疆来》《我从哪里来》《我到新疆去》，被国内众多大学及美国哈佛大学、斯坦福大学等多所常春藤高校收藏。作为总制片人、总导演和总策划拍摄制作大型纪录片《我从新疆来》《我到新疆去》。

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