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Province Name: Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (hereafter Xinjiang).
Area: 1.6604 million square kilometers.
Population: 17.18 million people (end of 1997 the total population domicile)
Capital: Urumqi City
The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Xin for short) is located in Northwest China, Urumqi City , is the capital of the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China's most western province. The most "inland" city in the world and the furthest from any major body of water. Urumqi is 3,270 km from Beijing (a five-hour flight). With a population of one million, the city lies as a green-blanketed oasis amidst Xinjiang's barren and uninhabited deserts, lush green highlands, and the snowcapped peaks of the Tian Shan Mountains
Surrounded by lofty mountains, Xinjiang is known far and wide as the home of fruits and melons. Its main agricultural produces include wheat, corn, cotton and plenty of fruit like Hami melon, grape, fig, Ili apple, etc. Being one of China's five major pastoral areas, it has advanced livestock breeding. It also has rich resources of petroleum, bowlder, gold and nonferrous metals.
It can at the same time claim to be the driest, hottest, coldest and largest province of China. However, it is the unparalleled scenery, and cultural diversity, which has drawn explorers and travelers to this spectacular region.Today, when you travel to Urumqi, Xinjiang, you will soon find it has become the new hotspot on the adventurer and tourist list... a must see place to visit within China.It offers fantastic opportunities for those with an interest in nature, open spaces, deserts, mountain fresh air... all hoping to catch a glimpse of ancient but rapidly changing cultures and customs of the Silk Road.
Its two major deserts, the Taklamakan and the Gobi desert are separated by the mighty Tian Shan range, which stretches East-West unbroken for nearly 2,500km, bringing life sustaining water to the oasis towns and villages along its flanks.In the Northern Altai region temperatures tend to be cooler than the south, and this is characterized by its amazing array of flowers and vegetation through this mountain region. Extremes range from 50癈elsius in the summer to -50癈elsius in the winter.Being a place of such climatic extremes, it is this, that generally dictates when and what to do. When you come to see and travel Urumqi and Xinjiang, the local climate endures hot, dry summers, and cold dry winters, typical of its continental location. Spring and fall are shorter while summer and winter are quite long. If visitors can't stand the low temperature, the best time to travel to Urumqi and Xinjiang is from May to October.Xinjiang has many inland rivers and only one, the Irtysh, flows to the sea. The worlds second highest mountain, K2 (8,511m), is situated on Xinjiang's southern border with Pakistan, and its lowest point, the Turpan depression (-154m) is also the second lowest place on earth.
Historical and cultural tourism in Xinjiang is most attractive for its unique charm. The Silk Road, which runs across Xinjiang horizontally, is known to the whole world. Xinjiang is endowed with 236 ancient cultural sites, tombs, architectures, Buddhist caves, stone sculptures, and modern commemorative monuments of historical, artistic, and scientific value. Within the territory of Xinjiang, there are a number of ancient city ruins such as Gaochang Ancient City, City Site in State of Loulan, and the Site of Niya. The region has established 22 nature reserves.
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