On July 30, 2014, Imam Jume Tayir was walking to his car after evening prayers at Id Kah Mosque when three terrorists came up to him and hacked him to death. CGTN talked to survivor Mirexmetjan Rozi, who said the incident gives him chills to this day.

This is one of many human stories in our exclusive documentary 'Tianshan Still Standing: Memories of fighting terrorism in Xinjiang.'