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Ürümqi
Capital and largest city of Xinjiang, China

Ürümqi

Ürümqi is the capital and largest city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China.

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With a census population of 4,054,000 in 2020, Ürümqi is the second-largest city in China's northwestern interior after Xi'an. Ürümqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and currently serves as a regional transport hub and a cultural, political, and commercial center.

Get in

Getting to Ürümqi

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    Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport
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    Wulumuqi Main Railway Station

    Huge modern concourse with shops, toilets and plenty of seating.

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    Wulumuqi South Railway Station
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Geographical midpoint of Asia
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    Grand Bazaar
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    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.

Eat

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.

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    Dumpling House
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    Rendezvous

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

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    Eversun Coffee Minzhu Rd
  4. 04
    The Texas Cafe

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