The pioneers traveled
westward in search of new land and opportunities.
这些拓荒者向西进发，寻找新的土地和机遇。
The sun sets
westward, painting the sky with hues of orange and purple.
太阳向西落山，将天空染成橙色和紫色。
The wagon train forged
westward through the rugged terrain.
运输车队穿过崎岖的地形，一路向西。
The gold rush drew thousands of prospectors
westward.
金矿热吸引了成千上万的淘金者涌向西方。
The railway expanded
westward, connecting remote towns to major cities.
铁路向西延伸，将偏远的小镇与大城市相连。
The buffalo herds once migrated
westward across the Great Plains.
曾经，野牛群会沿着大平原向西迁徙。
The explorers charted their
westward journey, documenting new discoveries along the way.
探险家们记录下他们的西行之旅，沿途记录下新发现。
The homesteaders settled
westward, establishing farms and communities.
家园开拓者向西定居，建立起农场和社区。
The river flows
westward, eventually emptying into the Pacific Ocean.
这条河流向西，最终汇入太平洋。
The expansion of the American frontier pushed
westward, leading to the displacement of indigenous peoples.
美国边疆的扩张不断向西推进，导致了原住民的流离失所。
Based in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, NetEase is recognized as one of the world's leading mobile game developers, and has developed many of the world's most popular mobile gaming franchises, including Fantasy Westward Journey and Onmyoji.
Chen Wei'an, product operation manager at EJoy for World of Warcraft and Starcraft 2, as well as Wu Yunyang, the leading developer at EJoy for the self-produced games Journey to the West 2 and Fantasy Westward Journey, will join Alibaba's newly formed gaming unit together with Zhan.
"The area will follow high-standard international economic and trade rules, and deepen cooperation with neighboring countries in industries, resources, talent, technology and finance, in order to build a demonstration model for China's westward opening-up," said Nie Zhuang, Party secretary of Kashgar prefecture.
The FTZ will serve the construction of the core area of the Belt and Road Initiative, help the building of a "golden channel" between Asia and Europe and a bridgehead for China's westward opening up, and actively contribute to the China-Central Asia community with a shared future.
It now serves as a vital international gateway for China's westward opening, connecting the country to Central Asia, South Asia, West Asia, and Europe.
Alataw Pass sees the most China-Europe freight train lines pass through in China, and it has been favored by cross-border e-commerce companies that plan to export westward.
Wang Qingxian, Party secretary of Qingdao, said the Jiaodong Economic Circle is not only a key strategic hub serving north, south, east and west but also an important pivot point for the New Eurasian Land Bridge economic corridor eastward to Japan and South Korea and westward to countries involved in the Belt and Road Initiative.
According to the director, he is preparing for a film on the voyage of Zheng He, a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) navigator who made seven westward voyages in his lifetime.
The port has been increasingly favored by westward trains due to its geographical proximity to major Central Asian and European cities as well as local government support and convenient custom clearance policies, said Tang Chentao, manager of a local logistics company.
当地物流公司经理唐晨涛表示，由于该港口在地理位置上靠近中亚和欧洲的主要城市，以及得到地方政府的支持和便捷的海关清关政策，它越来越受到西行列车的青睐。
However, as some of the manufacturing industry has been shifting westward from comparatively developed regions like Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces, consumption growth of refined oil products in these regions will be slower than that of inland areas, the institute said.
然而，随着部分制造业从江苏、浙江和广东等较发达地区向西部转移，这些地区的成品油消费增长将慢于内陆地区，该研究所表示。