Urumqui or Urumqi or Wulumuqi, 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.

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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.

Urumqui by night
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