Urumqi, or Wulumuqi in Chinese, is the capital city of Xinjiang and sprawls 20 km across a fertile plain in the shadow of the Tian Shan mountains. Close to two million residents make this a surprising city of high-rise apartments, tower blocks and one of the greatest assets of the city: People’s Park. A fantastic place where young and old, from very different cultural backgrounds, come together.
A healthy start of the day
We visited the Jiaohe ruins, one of the world’s largest (6500 residents lived here), oldest (1600 years old), and best preserved ancient cities.
The Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games are on! Xi Jinping speaks to us in Urumqi
People’s Park in Urumqi is just amazing!
