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So you want to visit the epic, barren, and totally unforgiving wilderness that is rural Xinjiang, right? Let us tell you about four unique parks that are all well within bus-riding distance of the Urumqi city center.Read more>>
Following the travel madness and high ticket prices of the Spring Festival holiday, ticket prices for all flight routes departing Urumqi International Airport have been substantially discounted. For flights out of Xinjiang Province, tickets for the Urumqi-Xi'an flight route are currently selling at a 65% discount (1,180 RMB including fuel and airport fees). Likewise, Urumqi flights to Beijing, Chengdu, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Chongqing, Nanjing, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Kunming and other cities are also... Read more>>
The oldest remains found in this area date back to the Neolithic Age, but the history of Urumqi City really begins in the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-9 AD), when troops were stationed here to safeguard the flourishing Silk Road and corn was grown to feed them. This remained the status quo for hundreds of years and though the settlement remained little more than a small oasis and trading post, its strategic positioning in the pass between the...Read more>>
Urumqi' s advantageous location has ensured its reputation as a key transportation link between cities in landlocked Xinjiang. The international airport in Urumqi has 53 domestic air routes and 14 foreign routes, flying to Russia, Uzbekistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Urumqi Railway Station connects the city by rail to six major Chinese cities - Xi' an, Shanghai, Beijing, Chengdu, Zhengzhou and Lanzhou - as well as numerous local...Read more>>
