Urumqi Photos

Urumqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the most 'inland' city in the world. With a population of two million gaily-dressed ethnic inhabitants, the city is likened to a piece of emerald embedded at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Detailed information about Urumqi Travel Guide

As the capital of Xinjiang Province, Urumqi's downtown fully represents its prosperity and modernity.
In recent years, Urumqi Ciy has developed its economy, industry, culture as well as tourism and transportation rapidly. The downtown area of the city has also become more and more prosperous.
The Red Hill Pagoda in Red Hill Park, Urumqi, Xinjiang
Situated inside the Red Hill Park, the Red Hill is considered as a landmark of Urumqi. Since the mountain is made up of aubergine rock, it looks reddish brown, hence the name Red Hill.
Shaanxi Grand Mosque is the largest Moslem temple in Urumqi City which holds the capacity of a thousand people for praying.
As the biggest Islamic mosque in Urumqi, Shaanxi Grand Mosque is situated in the northern end of Jianzhong Road.
This gully is surrounded by snow-capped mountains covered with tall dragon-spruce trees.
In Mongolian 'Urumqi' means 'beautiful pastures'. The Southern Pastures just lies in the suburb area of Urumqi, about 75 kilometers (about 46 miles) away from the city.
The small deep-blue Heavenly Lake is surrounded by hills covered with fir trees and grazed by horses.
The well-known Tianchi Lake of Xinjiang is located in the middle of Bogda Peak, which is 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Urumqi City. In summer, the beautiful lake is an ideal cool resort, where visitors can enjoy boating on the lake.
In ancient times, the Middle Route and South Route of Silk Road passed Pamir and then to West Asia, South Asia and Europe.
Tianshan Mountain is a huge mountain located in the central area of Asia, stretching through the middle part of Xinjiang and reaching to Kazakhstan in the west.
Visitors are entering the exhibition hall of treasures and ancient corpse.
There are more than 50,000 items in Xinjiang Region Museum, displaying the local culture including costumes, religion, marriage customs and festivals.

Travelers' Voices on Urumqi Photos

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May. 17,2009 14:29 Reply

Mr.kelly(south africa) said:

who do I ask to help me with a 1-2 day tour accomadation in urumqi staying near heavenly lake seeing pasture fields / dersert
thanks
Kelly

May. 24,2009 20:00
Ms.Ruth(China) replied:

As I know, near the Heavenly Lake, there are no nice hotels for your accommodation. You can stay in the downtown of Urumqi.

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