Urumqi, whose name means "beautiful pasture" in the Mongolian language of the Dzungar people, is by far the largest city on China's vast Western interior.Since the 1990s Urumqi has developed economically and now serves as a regional transport node and commercial centre. There are two major ethnic groups, the Han Chinese and the Uyghur. Other ethnic groups in Urumqi include Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Mongols and Hui Muslims.You can see the best of Urumqi by participating our Urumqi city tours, which are more flexible and cheap comparing with packages.In the middle of Bogda Peak, 110 km (68miles) east of Urumqi, nestles Heavenly Lake. Covering 4.9 square kilometers (1.89 square miles), this crescent-shaped lake deserves its name, Pearl of Heavenly Mountain (Tianshan Mountain). With melted snow as its source, Heavenly Lake enjoys crystal water.The Jiaohe ruins was built on a large islet (1650 m in length, 300 m wide at its widest point) in the middle of a river which formed natural defenses, which would explain why the city lacked any sort of walls. Instead, steep cliffs on all sides of the river acted as natural walls. The layout of the city had eastern and western residential districts, while the northern district was reserved for Buddhist sites of temples and stupas. Along with this there are notable graveyards and the ruins of a large government office in the southern part of the eastern district.
It lies in the north of Xinjiang, at the southwest food of Altai Mountain, and on the north edge of Junggar Basin.Burjin is a must-stop county for the final trip to the Kanas Lake. Burjin got its name from Burjin river. From Xihan Dynasty t......
Turpan Attraction Turpan is located about 150kms southeast of Urumqi and in the middle of Turpan Basin.Turpans history started with the ongoing struggles in Han dynasty between the Chinese and the Xiongnu tribesmen. Both sides wanted this ar......
Urumqi, literally beautiful pastures in Mongolian, is the capital city ofXinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Urumqi is located north of Tianshan Mountain at west of Bogda Mountain and southeastern edge of Junggar Basin. Urumqi is the transpo......
The mountain peak stands 1391 meters above sea level. Climb up to the top, where you can stop and sit down for a drink and enjoy fabulous views over the city with the snow capped mountains behind. Numerous legends are associated with the mou......
Tianchi Lake in Tianshan,Tianchi National Park is a scenic highlight about 1.5 to 2 hours out of Urumqi. It is a small lake in high mountains. The northwestern area is highly developed and even has a mall. But the eastern and southern areas ......
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