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 Urumqi by nepalgoods
The Ancient Luntai, as Urumqi was called when founded in 7th century, played quite a significant a role on the northern route of Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty, was the only town of tax collection, the only town of management, the town of supply and the first town as well. In the time of Qing Dynasty(A.D.1763) , the emperor Qian Long named the expanded city as "DiHua". UP to A.D.1884, another emperor Guang Xu put up Xinjiang as a Province and the Di Hua city as the capital of XinJiang. After the founding of the people's Republic of China, by Feb.1,1954, the city name was restored to its original meaning e.g. Urumqi .
Today Urumqi is far from being a "beautiful pasture". It is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Province with about 2 Million inhabitants. Leave a Comment
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Well, Urumqi has changed a lot. 2 Million people, highrise buildings and wide highways are now the main sights in Urumqi. The Old Town has almost completely vanished. But the bazaars and streets are colorful and interesting, bustling with life. Leave a Comment
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History goes back to Han-Dynasty, when they build a military and administrative outpost in this western borderregion. When this northern part of the silkroad gained more importance in 6th and 7th century Urumqi also grew. In 9th century Uygur people, a Turk nomad people, dominated the population. Since 1882 Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang Province.
Specially in recent years Urumqi grew from a small province town to a modern city with 2 million people living here and many highrise buildings. It is a vibrating, mainly Chinese looking city with many young people. Leave a Comment
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- Hua Ling Grand
9 Hong Dong Road, Urumqi - Xinjiang Grand
No.139 North Xinhua Road, Urumqi - Yilite
95 Da Jiang Road, Urumqi - Mirage (Mirage Tower)
No 5 Xinhua Bei Road, Urumqi - Hoi Tak Hotel Urumqi (T)
No 1 Dong Feng Lu, Urumqi - Silver Star
134 Qi Tai Road, Urumqi - Ramada Urumqi
52 Changjiang Road, Urumqi - Orient Dynasty Hotel Xinjiang
159 Zhongshan Rd, Urumqi - Hua Ling Grand Hotel Urumqi
9 Hong Dong Road, Urumqi - Taipei Suites Hotel Xinjiang
No 108 Xinhua North Road, Urumqi - Hong Fu
160 Wuyi Road, Urumqi - Mirage(Vip Tower)
No 5 Xinhua Bei Road, Urumqi - Hoi Tak
No 1 Dong Feng Lu, Urumqi - Ramada Tunhe
52 Changjiang Road, Urumqi - Hong Xin
61 North Jie Fang Road, Urumqi
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