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Friendly people; ethnic melting pot; frontier spirit
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Remote location
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It's a beautiful place! Unbelievable
nepalgoods Says: The liveliest place in town is this bustling market. You can just find everything on this bazaar: exotic fruits, rare vegetables, meat from various animals.I found it very astonishing, that people, who can afford this (and there seem to be quite a lot!), drive into the...
nepalgoods Says: Hong Shan Park is located on and around the highest hill in Urumqi, the Red Mountain. The red Pagoda on the top of the 150m high hill is from 1788. In the park are some pagodas, squares and ponds. There is also a nice and quiet Buddhist Temple, that is about 100 years old....
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...
1 Review and 9 Opinions When in China, westerns should choose a "5-star" hotel. Not because its fancy, but it helps being...
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...
Rendezvous Cafe: A piece of home away from home
racerdarius Says: The rendezvous is situated on 960 YAN AN Road in the south end of Urumqi next to the silkroad Hotel. Busses 912, 63, 106,16 stop right outside the doors coming from the north. It is opened for 5 years now and have built a reputation for cakes and great fast food. They serve...
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...
Bridges of Madison County Bar: A Must Go!
Greatwalk0 Says: In case you are one of the three people who enjoyed the film "Bridges of Madison County" you can relive the movie at a somewhat popular bar in Urumqi, China! Yes, while Urumqi can be said to have a certain derth of quality nightlife (unless you like communist drinking...
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: As the CITS office in the Lonely Planet Guide is long gone, the best place to get your railway ticket is in the Railway Booking Office at the office alongside the Leiyuan Binguan at the far end of the street that is almost opposite the Holiday Inn.Booking a railway ticket is...
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: Like in many countries May and June are the preferred months for a big wedding. In China and of course in Urumqi you'll find many shops specialised on organizing the weddings. One part of it is, that the big car is decorated as a wedding car. It is a must for the people to...
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.
Ice and marble don't go well together!
mke1963 Says: It never ceases to amaze me how building designers in northern Chinese sities put large quantities of marble and fake marble as large pavements. In the winter these become absolutely treacherous!Take great care when walking on marble or smooth surfaces when it is icy.The man...
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...
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.
Greatwalk0 Says: Remember: Urumqi (and all of Xinjiang Province) are on the same timezone as Beijing. Even though, Urumqi should be approximately 4 or 5 timezones behind Beijing they are the same. Thank the People's Republic for this divine wisdom! In practice, this means that when you wake...
nepalgoods Says: Urumqi has been the center of nomadic movements and merchants on the Big Silkroad.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...
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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