| Page Views: 4,784 Last Visit to Urumqi: August, 1991 | SirRichard's new Urumqi Page by SirRichard - last update: Sep 11, 2002 |
<font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size=+5 color=red>U</font><font face="Georgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif" size="3" color="#330000">rumqi is the main city of a great area, remarkable for its dryness and natural beauty(Flaming Mountains, Heavenly Lake, Taklamakan Desert...). It has always been a crossing point in the Silk Road, and there are many ruins of those times (Gaochang, Bizaklik Caves, Jiaohe...).<BR> For a detailed info and experiences of the trip, take a look at my <a href=http://www.virtualtourist.c om/m/.142359/72/?s=T>Travel Diary</a>. |
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SallyM Tue Jul 31, 2007 22:16 UTC Very informative pages. 'John' has information cafe branches in Dunhuang and Kashgar as well. | iwys Thu Jun 14, 2007 19:02 UTC A very interesting page with nice photos and informative tips. | budapest8 Fri May 12, 2006 08:13 UTC Very helpful and informative tips with pics. I was supposed to be going in August, but sponsorship dried up so will doing my garden per usual instead. Pity 'cos I loved my stay in KaraKol across the border in '91. Thx for sharing.Tim | Sirvictor Thu Feb 17, 2005 19:57 UTC My Dear Knight, Uygur is Turkish land occupied by Red Chineese. |
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