Xinjiang Travel Guide
Xinjiang Travel Info
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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, locatedin the northwest of China, is praised highly as the "Home of Singing and Dancing" for its unique folk culture and custom. It is a large, sparsely populated province which takes up about one sixth of the country's territory. Xinjiang is adjacent to Gansu, Qinghai Province on the east and Tibet on the south and borders Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India, and Afghanistan.
- Chinese Name: 新疆
- Chinese Pinyin: xīn jiāng
- English Name: Xinjiangn
- Location: Southwest China
- Area: 1.66 million sq. km. (640,920 sq. mi.)
- Population: 27 million
- Language: Kazakh, Russian, Mongolian
- Capital City
: Urumqi
Top Attractions in Xinjiang
Mt Nan Pastures and Terai Camp
Summary It is a large natural area and pasture region with many streams and a waterfall on Nan Shan in the Kelawucheng Mountain range about two hours south of Urumqi. Overview If you like nature and ethnic culture, the South Pasture on Nan Shan in the Kelawucheng Mountain range has both. It is a mountain r...
