Pro

Friendly people; ethnic melting pot; frontier spirit
Con

Remote location
In a nutshell

It's a beautiful place! Unbelievable
nepalgoods Says: If you are starting your trip of Silkroad or Western China in Urumqi, then the Regional Museum ( Qu Bowuguan) is an absolute must! It houses a detailed exhibition of minority people, their dresses, living circumstances and art, living in Xinjiang Province. Here you see how...
2 Reviews and 15 Opinions Well, what can I say. It's a 5 star hotel. Pretty neat! though the room is dark.. the ights are not...
The Texas Cafe in Urumqi: Tex-Mex, Steaks, and Burgers in Urumqi
SilkRoader Says: This is legit Tex-Mex and Soutwestern style steaks/burgers/pasta washed down with a cold beer or shake. Excellent food. Don't miss the fresh cakes of the day. Its foreign owned and the local staff are excellent with pretty decent English. You can do wireless internet and...
mingus72 Says: Fubar is the only bar in Urumqi catering for the expat community and tourists. It's owned by an Irishman, New Zealander and a Japanese guy. They've been living in Urumqi for over 4 years and are a mine of information concerning everyaspect of the XinJiang, from what to do...
mke1963 Says: Urumuqi station is to the west of the city centre. As the main building is being rebuilt (the old one presumably being at least three years old) you now gather in a huge unheated barn. Each line is marked at the end by a board showing each train number. If you pay RMB5 at...
Several carpet shops in Erdaqiao: Good selection of carpets
mke1963 Says: Many carpet shops on the second floor of the new Erdaqiao market buiding in Urumqi.There are three names listed here, but they seem to work together to some extent in shops B65 and B48.All three are very trustworthy and they shipped carpets to Beijing. All arrived in perfect...
nepalgoods Says: In the big Bazaar and also at other places fresh granatapple juice is offered. The Juice stalls are a very beautiful sight with the red fruits and nicely decorated.The juice is very nice and refreshing.
mke1963 Says: It sounds a no-brainer, but it is essential to be very careful in Urumqi. The temperatures get very, very low (it was minus 20 C when I was there in December) and it is also a windy city meaning that the windchill factor lowers the temperature even further.You can get...
shahzadhan Says: Hello , i am uyghur and i live in urumqi , i can help you , i am about to be a tour guied and my sister is a tour guied ,and i would like to be your friend, i have been learning english for 3 years now , if you come to Urumqi you dont need to pay for tour guied because i am...
victorwkf Says: This is the largest mosque of the Hui people in Urumqi and is located in Yonghezheng Lane at the northern end of Jianzhong Street. It was build about 100 years ago during the Qing dynasty and is worth a visit.
nepalgoods Says: "Urumqi" means "A Beautiful Pasture Land" in ancient Mongolian used by the Junggar tribe, which used to live in this area. In Chinese Language it is called "Wulumuqi". The Ancient Luntai, as Urumqi was called when founded in 7th century, played quite a significant a role on...
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Moving to Urumqi... - Hi everyone! I am actually three weeks away from moving to Urumqi - I'm not there yet, but I will be,from May 2004 onwards.... all change for me! I'm really looking forward living this very different...
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Q: Hi all :) Do You know, whether due to weather conditions Khunjirap Pass is open? Is it after 1st of May, or now already. Do You...

A: imo, tourists coming from Khunjerab border are granted with visa on arrival. Usually it opens around May however due to climatic changes snowfall is not over yet....
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When I visited Xinjiang in 1992 for the first time I skipped Urumqi on my way to Turfan as I thought, that Turfan is much more attractive. And I am still sure that was the right decision. This time I...
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Urumqi - The furthest city from the sea

I would like to share with all of you some interesting things about my trip to Urumqi as part of my silk road adventure in Sep 2002.
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Cold...very cold...but warm inside!

Urumqi - or Wulumuqi as it said on the side of the train to Lanzhou - is very cold in winter. It is the furthest place (in Asia? the world?) from the sea, and the geographical centre of Asia is just...
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Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Uighur Province. It is a very new city - the cluster of skyscrapers comes as something as a shock after driving through the desert from Turpan. The...
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Well, I should clarify that this really isn't a page about Urumqi, but about Xinjiang province, particularly Turpan. But as capital of Xinjiang I think Urumqi qualifies to host this information. Most...
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