Urumqi       Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region


The city of Urumqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It has a population of over one million. It is a border city where many ethnic groups live.

Urumqi has shorter spring and autumn, longer winter and summer. The temperature there is widely ranges between day and night. May to October is the golden season for traveling to Urumqi, when flowers are in full bloom and the fruits, like melons, are ripe.

Yanerwo is southern suburb is a noted scenic area where there are the tombs of Chen Urumqi have a number of famous tourist spots like the cultural relics and natural landscapes include Red Hill, Jianhu Lake, the Old Wulapo City, Shuimogou, Nanshan “Earth Forest”, Southern Mosque, and Chrysanthemum Platform is a noted place for folk entertainment in Xinjiang.

Manufactures include iron and steel, cement, agricultural machinery, chemicals, and textiles. Coal and iron-ore deposits are nearby.
The population, reflecting a long history on a caravan route from Central Asia, is mostly Uygur (Uighur), with Chinese, Kazakh, and Kyrgyz minorities. Mosques in the city reflect a continuing Islamic influence.

In recent years, Urumqi has developed rapidly and has become an economic center as well as the main cultural center of Xinjiang. Carpets, Uygur-style hats, knitted sweaters, ethnic costumes, hand-made embroideries and jade carvings, will definitely draw your intense interest.