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Travelers' Voices on Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (43)

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Jul. 23,2009 05:59 Reply

Mr.L C Lee(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) said:

Can anyone tell me by middle of September whether the leaves of trees in Kanasi area have turned yellowish as shown on some documentary films of that surrounding area. I just love to see those type of sceneries. It is so beatiful and wonderful to me.

Jul. 26,2009 00:43
Mr.Sandy replied:

Yes, leaves begin to turn yellow in mid-Spetember, blending with some green. :-)

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Jul. 18,2009 11:23 Reply

Mr.shah(Malaysia) said:

I knew xinjing uygur after crisis look beatiful place,my dream to visit xinjiang soon.

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Jul. 17,2009 04:58 Reply

Mr.mike lehtonen(US Virgin Islands) said:

Couldn't find airport codes to search flights to Xinjiang

Jul. 18,2009 03:09
Mr.Frank replied:

You should make which airport you are looking for, Urumqi Airport (URC) or Kashgar Airport (KHG). Xinjiang is not a city but a lage region.

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Jul. 14,2009 19:04 Reply

Mr.Aizawa(U.S.) said:

How many flights are there weekly between Xinjiang. Aksu, and Kashgar?

Jul. 14,2009 20:46
Mr.Sam replied:

Hello Sir, you could search the result by yourself at http://www.travelchinaguide.com/china-flights/

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Jul. 12,2009 08:46 Reply

Ms.Susan(Hong Kong) said:

I am thinking of going to Xinjiang (north route)in last week of October this year. Some friends said it will be snowing and a lot of places are shut down. Is this the case?

Jul. 13,2009 03:26
Mr.Colin replied:

October is not that late. It has frost and you should keep warm. If possible, suggest you go there during late September to Early October, although the best time to be XInjiang is in Summer.

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Jul. 12,2009 02:28 Reply

Mr.mohammad omar (ksa) said:

how much percentage the moslim population in xintiang ?

Jul. 12,2009 06:03
Mr.del replied:

about 50%

Jul. 12,2009 07:53
Mr.kingfisher(Australia) replied:

around 60% i think

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Jul. 11,2009 12:12 Reply

Mr.Straus(U.S.) said:

In U.S. English (southern U.S.), what is the proper phonetic pronunciation for the province of Xinjiang?

Jul. 12,2009 03:01
Mr.Alan replied:

I think it much sounds like Cin Jong.

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Jul. 9,2009 03:36 Reply

Mr.lakpa (Nepal) said:

Hi,

we are traveling form 20th July to till August 7th so do you think is it safe to travel at this time in Xinjiag?. How is the situation at there?

Jul. 10,2009 03:33
Mr.Shan replied:

It is not suggested that you go to Xinjiang during this period. Some travel agencies in China have already cancelled their tours to Xinjiang currently. Just for you reference!

Jul. 11,2009 10:46
Mr.Wong(UK) replied:

hi, I'm thinking about going to urumchi soon, do you think the situation will be better in a months time?

Jul. 12,2009 02:59
Mr.Jason replied:

Yes, I think it will be ok. Local people has already gone back to normal life as usual.

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May. 13,2009 08:56 Reply

Ms.Audrey(Singapore) said:

Hi I'm Audrey Lee from S'pore.
I'm currently working in Shanghai and I have a 3week-holiday during the month of July and I'm planning to visit Xinjiang. anyone would like to join me?

We can either start of together from Shanhai or meet you at Xinjiang. The more the merrier.

Jun. 28,2009 00:28
Mr.laurent(Belgium) replied:

hey, i plan to go to xinjiang from Shanghai too, my MSN is laurentfrank@hotmail.com Could you add me? Cheers

Jul. 5,2009 11:54
Mr.Eyal(China) replied:

Hi,

I'm heading to Urumqi tomorrow. will be traveling for about 10 days. Will be glad to travel with someone. E.
My skype is nardush

Jul. 8,2009 01:40
Mr.Mohammed Javed(India) replied:

my email id is nohazmi@yahoo.com
kindly send me ur email id.

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Jun. 5,2009 08:47 Reply

Mrs.Fidah(Malaysia) said:

Tq Ms. Ruth. It's very helpful and I really appreciate it.

Jun. 17,2009 09:20
Mr.richard(China) replied:

Thank you Mr. Jamie. I shall take the advice you and Mrs Lee give.

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May. 20,2009 20:33 Reply

Mr.Richard(China) said:

Great site. Great service. Thank you! I am visiting Xinjiang at the end of June with a small group of fellow teachers.Starting in Urumqi, going north first then to Kashgar (and others). I am English and have a Chinese driving licence (from Beijing). Can I hire a car in Xinjiang (Urumqi and Kashgar)? I read that we may need an official guide if we are travelling (driving) around independently. Is this true? Thanks for your help.

May. 24,2009 23:13
Mrs.Lee(China) replied:

An official guide will help you a lot if you are travelling around independently, otherwise, you may be in trouble.

Jun. 9,2009 09:58
Mr.Richard(China) replied:

Thanks for your reply Mrs Lee. I have just seen it, sorry for the delay. Do you mean I'd have official trouble e.g police, local officials etc? Or do you mean we will have problems getting good prices for hotels, camel rides etc? Do you know if I can hire a car while I'm there?

Jun. 10,2009 01:26
Mr.Jamie replied:

Hi, Richard, suggest you hire a car with local driver or do not do that at all. It is complicated and troublesome for an expats in Xijina to hire a car. There are contract, testing the car and a Xinjiang local as warrantor. I have no idea about the official guide. I guess Lee means a guide will kept you safe and convenient to travel there. If you want to travel alone, be cautious.

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Jun. 4,2009 09:20 Reply

Mrs.Fidah(Malaysia) said:

I am a muslim, and i really want to see the muslims in China. I am thinking of visiting Beijing or Xinjiang. Which one is the best? It's a 4-5 days of visits during end november or early disember. It's the only time I have. What is the season during that period? Is it ok to visit Beijing or Xinjiang that time? I really need a suggestion (it's gonna be my 1'st time fo China)

Jun. 5,2009 05:01
Ms.Ruth(China) replied:

You can go to Urumqi and Ili in Xinjiang. At the end of November, Xinjiang has entered the season of winter. It's very cold with snow. You should wear warm clothes.
Beijing is not so cold as Xinjiang. But the Muslims in Beijing are not so many as in Xinjing. Xinjiang is very large. Your 4 to 5 days of visit may not be very enough. So, time is very pressing if you want to visit Beijing at the same time.

Jun. 5,2009 05:05
Ms.Ruth(China) replied:

Additionally, the best place to know Muslims is Ningxia Hui People Autonomous Region. Hui people believe in Islam. You can go to the capital of this region. It's Yinchuan.

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Jun. 2,2009 09:12 Reply

Ms.Florence Tan(Singapore) said:

Thank you Mr Leo. I'm now clearer on the option of routes between Beijing and Xinjiang.

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Jun. 1,2009 07:53 Reply

Ms.Florence Tan(Singapore) said:

Eight of my family members between 14 years to 70 years old would like to visit Beijing and Xinjiang in December (school holiday). We have been through -10degree snow before. Will Xinjiang be colder? What is the best travel route if we wish to cover these 2 cities? We only have 12 days in total.

Jun. 2,2009 04:16
Mr.Leo replied:

Well, it seems that you could consider a silk road tour starting from Beijing. I have searched some tour lines on this website, maybe you get some ideas:
http://www.travelchinaguide.com/tour/silk_road/

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May. 26,2009 02:48 Reply

Mr.richard mak(Malaysia ) said:

I understand best time to visit Xinjiang is autumn, do you think July is the best time?

May. 27,2009 01:58
Ms.Evelyn replied:

Xinjiang boasts different landscapes in the four seasons. No matter which season you go there, different beautiful scenery will be shown to you. The good time to visit Xinjiang is from May to October. July and August are the best time.

May. 28,2009 01:00
Mr.richard mak(malaysia) replied:

Thanks Evelyn for your speedy response. Just wonder, how is the tempreture in July and August? Will it be very hot?

Jun. 2,2009 04:12
Mr.Shan replied:

Yes, July is the hottest time in Xinjiang through a year when the temperature could reach 40c degrees at midday and the average temperature is over 30C degrees. But, the temperature varies greatly at daytime and night.

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Apr. 17,2009 02:19 Reply

Ms.adeline(singapore) said:

I would like to visit xinjiang in october will this be start of cold month, my itinery should start form guangzhou to urumuqi and end in islamabad hopefully. Alone the way i hope to see places like kashgar, turpan, tianchi mt,kunlun, lake kanas, kunjerab pass
karakoram highway all these for 3 wks, am i too ambitious, could anybody give me an advice, or does anyone organise a tour for a small group for something like this. Please help me.

Apr. 17,2009 21:03
Mr.Jerry replied:

Yes, it will be cold in October. You can get to Turpan and then the route can be divided into south and north.North: Urumqi, Tianchi, Lake Kanas. Comparatively, the south route has more of your favored places. You can get to Korla from Turpan, then to Hetian through the desert railway, visite the Kunlun mountain, then transfer to Kashgar, arrive he Kunjerab Pass though Karakoram Highway. Wow, it is a long journey. Good Luck!

Apr. 18,2009 08:38
Ms.adeline(singapore) replied:

Thanks Jerry for the info. It would be helpful to join a tour group to visit these places some if not all, but upon checking with some agencies on-line the cost is extremely high does anyone know any reliable
agent locally that charges resonable . Travel between sept-oct 2009 or perhaps april-may2010

Apr. 21,2009 19:57
Mr.Jerry replied:

It is a long way to travel all you destinations, and I think it is hard to find areliable agency offering such a route to cover all the places you want to. You can think about this: to participate in a one or two day group in one place. Or you can find a travel companion?!

Apr. 29,2009 09:12
Mr.Vladimir(Russia) replied:

Hi Adeline!
I,m planning to visit Xinjiang at end September.
I think after arrival in Urumchi to make short jumping to Kashgar/2 hours by plane/.I know chinese man from tourist office and he,ll drive me around Kashgar.After Kashgar I,ll drive with my guide to Khotan/400 km/.Hotan is 2 days. After Hotan my way is to north across desert/500 km/ to Aksu across Tiansheng and arriving to Urumchi.I think my way across southern and most interesting part of Xinjiang will near 5 days. Rates of hotels in province is cheap.
Vladimir

May. 10,2009 22:44
Mr.White(China) replied:

Hello, Ms.adeline,
If you want to travel to so many places, the best way and the least costly one is to find a reliable local agency to arrange that. I see there are some others like Mrs.KL(USA) aslo want to go there. So I suggest you try to find some travel companions, the more people in a group, the less expensive!

May. 22,2009 04:03
Ms.Gwen(China) replied:

Hello Adeline

My family are coming over in Oct and I want them to travel with me to Xinjiang. We will start off in Guangzhou or meet them in Beijing.
But the Singaporeans need convincing.

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May. 20,2009 16:02 Reply

Mr.gunnar(USA) said:

thx mrs.lee that helped alot again thx

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May. 19,2009 13:42 Reply

Mr.gunnar(USA) said:

hi im wondering if anyone knos the currency in xinjiang

May. 19,2009 21:59
Mrs.Lee(China) replied:

RMB

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May. 11,2009 04:07 Reply

Ms.Alice(China) said:

If you want to travel to Xinjiang.You had better come here in July to October.It is the golden season to travel here.You should take a warm coat.Because the weather here is dry and a litter cold.

May. 11,2009 06:03
Ms.adeline(spore) replied:

Thanks Alice, jerry and vladimir appreciate yr advice.

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Apr. 26,2009 08:21 Reply

Mr.jh(msia) said:

hi. i am planning to visit the silk road around end oct 2009. do i need winter wear when i am visiting tianchi? is snow possible? and has the fruit season over?

Apr. 30,2009 02:39
Mr.paula(cn) replied:

Yes, tianchi is quite cold, but you can rent warm cloth there. it will snow sometimes in October. July, August and Sptember are the fruit seasons

Apr. 30,2009 06:25
Mr.jh(msia) replied:

thanks. its a pity the fruit season is over