China
Hidden secrets of Xinjiang
2015-09-25 17:42:35
When speaking of Xinjiang, most people think of exotic faces, shashlik (skewered meat) or the Silk Road, but there is much more to endear visitors to the vast northwestern land.
Area: 1/6 China
Covering 1,660,000 square km, Xinjiang is the largest provincial region of China, covering an area three times the size of France, nine times the size of Guangdong province or 100 times the size of Beijing. Its capital Urumqi lies in the centre of the Asian continent and is the farthest city from the sea in the world.
Hidden secrets of Xinjiang
Landscape
Xinjiang enjoys beautiful landscapes that are among the most varied in China. Marvel at the Insukati Valley, Flaming Mountains, Taklimakan desert, Kanas Lake and Nalat Grassland.
Editor:Liu Kan