After 17 days of maintenance, the Urumqi Hongshan Swimming Centre reopened on April 29, attracting nearly 700 visitors on the first day. By 11 am on the 29th, not long after the Swimming Centre opened its doors to business, the parking lot was already full ... Read More>>
Urumqi Oscar Youhao International Cinema, run by the Xinjiang Tianshan film industry, opened on April 29th. The cinema occupies 1,300 square meters and seats 400. The construction of the cinema cost around eight millions RMB; the high quality stereo and ... Read More>>
Starting March 27th, the no. 3 terminal building of the Urumqi International Airport will open to traffic and all passengers travelling with China Southern Airlines will have to check in and go through customs check at the new terminal building. According to... Read More>>
Starting Feb. 1, Shandong Airlines (www.shandongair.com.cn) launched weekly flights between Qingdao and Urumqi. The flights run every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. Departure time is 13:00 in Qingdao and 19:20 in Urumqi. The flight takes 5 hr 35 min. ... Read More>>
In celebration of the ongoing Xinjiang Ice and Snow Festival, the Heavenly Mountain and Lake Spot (Tianshan Tianchi) in Urumuqi has been promoting winter discounts and special services as tourist attraction. From Dec.31 to Mar.31, shuttle buses linking ... Read More>>
The worst snowstorm in six decades has wreaked havoc on northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region dumping 94 centimeters of snow at the Altay Weather Station, seen here on January 17, 2010. Across the region the average depth of snow was 50 ... Read More>>
Big snows in Urumqi since November have attracted lots of tourists from outside the city. Skiing and hot springs have become tourists’ first choice for leisure activities in winter. With the opening of the skiing resorts in Urumqi, the winter travel ... Read More>>
The “Loulan Lady” sculpture on Nanhu Citizen Square in Urumqi was unveiled to the public on October 15th. the Loulan Laday is five meters in height and faces the west. It took the artists two months to finish the sculpture. Read More>>
The railway, which will be part of the trans- continental railway network linking China's coastal regions with southern European countries, connects the region's Jinghe, Yining and Horgos. Construction of the railway, with an investment of 6 billion yuan ... Read More>>
From the 1st of September onwards, China Southern Airlines will resume flights from Urumqi to Dunhuang and Xi’an. One flight will be operating per day, with the flight no: CZ6895/6. Departure time from Urumuqi is 8:15am with a 70 minute flying time. ... Read More>>