Between 1990 and 2016, thousands of terrorist attacks plagued the vast region of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Many innocent lives were lost in stabbings, shootings and bombings.

Dilqemer Tursun was 21 years old when she lost her leg in a bombing at a market street in Luntai County in 2014. In an exclusive interview with CGTN, she talked about overcoming the pain, and even finding meaning from it.