Ürümqi

Worth seeing in and around Ürümqi

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Xinjiang University

   Xinjiang University is a provincial public comprehensive university in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. It is a national key university affiliated with the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and co-funded by the Ministry of Education and the regional government.

   6.4 km · Chinese university · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar

   The Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, also known as International Grand Bazaar Xinjiang, is an Islamic bazaar in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. It is the largest bazaar in the world by scale, combining Islamic culture, architecture, ethnic commerce, tourism and entertainment.

   4.8 km · Islamic bazaar in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Xinjiang Museum

   The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum, or simply the Xinjiang Museum, is a museum in the Saybag District of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang, China. It holds over 40,000 items of various cultural relics and specimens, including 381 national first-grade cultural relics.

   2.3 km · national Museum in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Ürümqi

   The Immaculate Conception Cathedral also called Ürümqi Cathedral is a religious building located in the city of Ürümqi, capital of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, in the northwest part of China. The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother and main church of the apostolic prefecture of Sinkiang which was created as a mission sui juris by the apostolic brief Decet Romanum Pontificem by the Pope Pius XI in 1930 and obtained its current status in 1938.

   3.9 km · church in Ürümqi, China · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Xinjiang Agricultural University

   Xinjiang Agricultural University is a higher education institution in Ürümqi, the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. It specializes in courses and research relating to construction in agricultural contexts.

   3.8 km · university in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Hong Shan

   Hong Shan, Hongshan or the Red Mountain is an inner city mountain in Ürümqi, capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China. The mountain, sometimes referred to as a hill for its smaller size than a mountain in land form, is the symbolic scenic spot of Ürümqi.

   2 km · inner city mountain in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China · Wikipedia
7. 07
   People's Park (Ürümqi)

   People's Park is an urban public park in the center of Ürümqi, the capital of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. People's Park and the nearby Hong Shan are very popular recreation areas for local residents.

   2.7 km · urban public park in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Urumqi Confucius Temple

   Ürümqi Confucius Temple also known as Urumqi Confucian Temple) is a Confucian temple located at No. 15, north side of Qianjin Road, Tianshan District, Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China.

   2.6 km · Confucius temple in Ürümqi, China · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Zhong Tian Plaza

   China CITIC Bank Mansion, formerly Zhong Tian Plaza is a 59-floor/229-meter tall skyscraper in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, People's Republic of China.

   2.7 km · tallest building in Northwestern China and Central Asia · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Xinjiang Normal University

    Xinjiang Normal University is a public university in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, which was established in December 1978 with the approval of the Ministry of Education, and its predecessors were Ürümqi First Normal School and Xinjiang Teacher Training Department.

    2.1 km · university in Ürümqi, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Geographical midpoint of Asia
2. 02
   Grand Bazaar
3. 03
   Red Mountain Park
4. 04
   Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum
5. 05
   Erdaoqiao Folk Instrument Maker Visit

   Visit the small workshop of a Uyghur craftsman specializing in making traditional instruments like the rawap and dutar.

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Where to eat

Food is one of the things that Xinjiang is famous for. Fresh naan, spicy kebabs, steaming pilaf, or famous hand stretched noodles — there are a lot of choices, and lots of variety. Confucian Temple, Qianjin Lu. Lunch until 13:00. A beautiful, quiet and peaceful temple. To find it follow the red wall alongside the Autonomous Regional Party Committee building north from People's Square.

1. 01
   Dumpling House
2. 02
   Rendezvous

   960 Yan'an Rd (right by the Silk Road Hotel, on the 16, 63,106 and 912 bus routes),.

3. 03
   Eversun Coffee Minzhu Rd
4. 04
   The Texas Cafe

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Getting to Ürümqi

Airports

Ürümqi Tianshan (URC), 15 km

Stations

Ürümqi South railway station, 5.4 km

• Dunhuang → Ürümqi

  711 km · quickest by air, 5h 11m · ¥580–900
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• Jiayuguan → Ürümqi

  990 km · quickest by air, 7h 7m · ¥660–1,020
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• Kashgar → Ürümqi

  1077 km · quickest by air, 5h 22m · ¥690–1,070
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