Urumqi Overview

The provincial capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions- Urumchi lies in a section of northern foot, south edge of Junggar Basin in Tian Mountain, it is the provincial capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regions, and the political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological centre of the whole boundary, the pivot of the traffic of south and north Sinkiang, is a pivot in the Asian-European west of China of land bridge of second too, the important door opening to the outside world of west of our country. It is located in the Eurasia hinterland, lies in the northern foot of Tian Mountain, south edge of Junggar Basin, 680- 920 meters above the sea level, belong to temperate zone half arid continental climate, annual average temperature is 7.3 ?, annual average precipitation 236mm, annual average 2775 hour such as sunshine, 105 in frost-free period-- 168 days, two seasons of spring and autumn are relatively short, two seasons of summer of winter, the city farthest from the ocean in the world. Every June-- October, the flowers and trees contend in beauty, it is the golden season travelling that the melon and fruit overflow fragrantly. Midwinter season, all in white all over the city, cajaput fine jade flower, some own north national conditions are interesting .
The whole city has jurisdiction over 7 districts and one county now, day mountain area, Shayi Barker district, new urban area, polish with a waterstone ditch district, Toudunhe district, east mountain area, south mountain mining area and Urumchi county. The whole area is 12000 sq. km., the area of planning district in the city is 1600 sq. km. among them, the area of finished area is 139.55 sq. km.; Have 47 nationalities such as Han, Uygur, Kazak, Hui, Mongolia, total population is 1,548,800, among them the population of ethnic minority accounts for 27.3.percent. The brother nationality living in concentrated communities here, live in harmony, unite intimately, jointly developing and building one's own home, the flower of national unity everywhere in full bloom. Urumchi still becomes the twin cities with white Shashi of Pakistan. Urumchi is ancient to allow main officer of Tibet Mongol mean " the beautiful pasture ". 2,000 year ago it is important strategic place of new north way of Silk Road, once for develop China to be externally economic to make important contribution with cultural exchanges. The 22nd year of Zhenguan (A.D. 648 ) for Tang, the government sets up Luntai city in place of 10 kilometers in south suburb in Urumchi of today in the distance in the Tang Dynasty, Luntai city is ancient Silk Road new north a dish of only collecting taxes in city, management city and supplying the city with in city, it is the first city of Urumchi too. Urumchi natural resources very abundant, have " oil maritime coal city " with to claim " city of coal field ". Coal reserves are 9 billion tons, there are natural Salt lakes in the southeast, there are mineral deposit such as petroleum, iron, manganese, phosphorus in the northern fringe. There are a lot of the wild animals and plants too. There is 164 sq. km. of jokul and glacier and permanent snow within the border, light, heat, wind energy resource to be developed are extremely abundant. Urumchi, this old and young city, with its beautiful and colorful beautiful scenery of lakes and mountains, and the unique graceful bearing of strong and fresh western border town, has really flashed and shot the brilliant rays , attract the visitors from distant place.