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Urumqui, the end of the world

Xinjiang has an extensive area and a long history. It is the most important section of the ancient Silk Road, endowed with large quantities of cultural relics and historical sites. As a result of the region's dry climate characterised by scarce precipitation, drought and sand storms, all kinds of relics have survived the natural tear and wear of the past thousands of years.

Facts F History

Diary F People

Museum of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region

Along the south, middle and north routes of the ancient Silk Road, totaling over 5000km, there have been found over 4000 historical sites. Its large quantities of ancient cultural relics have made Xinjiang an archeological treasure house for documents, textile works, pottery vessels, clay figures, silk paintings and ancient corpses unearthed. These relics are the a testimony to the fact that the Xinjiang people of the many nationalities, on the basis of the creative development of their own culture, have absorbed fine elements from abroad, created the unique culture and played an important role in promoting the cultural and friendly exchange between the East and the West.

The People's park

China constantly uses the expression "Western Region" for better indicating the domination of Han people over other cultures.

[16 Aug. ensoleillé Turfan-Urumqui bus 200km Hotel Holiday Inn]

Musée, mosquées et shopping

Mosquée dans un batiment de type chinois. Alah Houakbar en take-away, croissant de lune sur pagode. Les symboles me fatiguent sérieux. Mais où sont les femmes? Autre mosquée avec un department store juste en dessous qui, à propos vend un maximum de lingerie féminine (50% du business grosso-modo). Les femmes tiennent le business en dessous des culottes d'Alah. Bazaar et ses beaux tapis en soie. Resto dans le quartier kasako-russe. Business center de l'Holiday Inn suivi d'un sauna: scarfaces, gardes du corps; bref  ambiance mafia.

Signaler à Lonely Planet que le John Café est du crap complet.

Views F Landscape

Orientation F Maps

Urumqui by night

Envie de hauteur et je me retrouve sur la planète Mars. Check out hectic moments in and around Urumqui in the photo album.

Wanna have a glimpse of the fantastic scenery of the Xinjiang Region.

A flight to Kashgar