Updates

Magnificent melting lakes in Xinjiang

March 16, 2023

Spring arrived early in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region! The lakes at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains are starting to melt, creating a magnificent scenery that looks like a beautiful painting.
Xinjiang to increase tech investment

March 9, 2023

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region will boost investment in technology to support high-quality development while pushing for higher-level opening-up.
Xinjiang's Alataw Pass port sees more freight train routes

March 8, 2023

The total number of China-Europe freight train routes passing through the Alataw Pass, a major land port in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, has reached 100.
China's Xinjiang sees tourism rebound in first two months

March 3, 2023

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has seen a steady recovery in tourism since the beginning of this year, thanks largely to booming ice-and-snow tourism.
2023 China Taklimakan Rally set to kick off in Xinjiang

March 2, 2023

The 2023 China Taklimakan Rally, widely regarded as the longest off-road endurance race in Asia, is set to commence on May 20 in the northwestern region of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
Xinjiang nomads ride modernization wave to new life

February 27, 2023

For many nomadic families in the northwestern corner of China, the country's modernization drive has brought continuous benefits to their daily lives.
Swans framed by snow-capped mountains in Xinjiang

February 24, 2023

In the Gaojiahu scenic area, Barkol county, Hami, Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, several graceful swans were recently spotted foraging on the blue waters with stunning snow-capped mountains in the background.
China's largest desert probably formed 300,000 years ago

February 22, 2023

The Taklimakan Desert, the largest desert in China, in the country's northwestern Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region may have been formed 300,000 years ago, according to recent scientific findings.