Urumqi is the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, or Urumqi for short, and is the political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological center of the whole territory. It is located in the northern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, at the northern foot of the middle part of Tianshan Mountain and at the southern edge of Junggar Basin, bordering Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture in the west and east, Bayinguoleng Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in the south, and Turfan Region in the southeast. The total area is 10900.77 square kilometers. The resident population is 2.332 million (end of 2005).
Urumqi government website:/ Urumqi city introduction: Urumqi Grand Bazaar Xinjiang owns one-sixth of China's territory, and Urumqi is the capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the center of Xinjiang's politics, economy, and culture, and an important gateway for opening up to the outside world in western China, as well as the bridgehead for the western section of the New Eurasia Continental Bridge in China, and is situated at the geographical center of the Asian continent. The total area of the administrative district is 12,000 square kilometers, of which the built-up area of the city is 235.9 square kilometers. The city has a total population of 2.35 million, of which the urban population accounts for more than 90%. The city has seven districts and one county, two national-level development zones and one export processing zone, with a GDP of 65.4 billion yuan in 2006, an increase of 14%, and a full-caliber fiscal revenue of 14.71 billion yuan, of which 6.254 billion yuan is local fiscal revenue, an increase of 12.24%; fixed-asset investment of 24.836 billion yuan, an increase of 9.63%; and retail sales of consumer goods of 27.267 billion yuan, an increase of 16%. 27.267 billion yuan, an increase of 16.96%; urban per capita disposable income of 10,400 yuan, an increase of 8.61%; farmers and herdsmen per capita net income of 4,651 yuan, an increase of 402 yuan over the previous year. Urumqi City accounts for more than one-fourth of Xinjiang's GDP and other economic indicators, with a per capita GDP of more than 3,000 U.S. dollars. In the 12 capitals of western China, the provincial capital city, the overall competitive strength of the forefront, known as the "Pearl of Western China". Culture is unique. Xinjiang is known as the ancient Western Region, historically, Urumqi is the ancient Silk Road on the New North Road town, the center of economic and cultural exchanges between the East and the West, is the western culture and the Chinese culture of the metropolis, presenting a multicultural qualities, which is characterized by openness, warmth, briskness and progressive, Central Asia's most vibrant city. Urumqi inhabited by Han, Uygur, Kazakh, Hui, Mongolia and other 47 nationalities, the culture and art of various ethnic groups, customs, constituting a tourism and humanities landscape with strong ethnic characteristics, unique costumes and horse racing, gripping goats, the girl chasing, Darwazi performances, Arkan playing and singing and other ethnic cultural activities, as well as the ability to sing, dance and hospitality of the ethnic groups, the tourists in foreign countries is quite attractive. Natural resources are very rich. Urumqi City has the Jundong Oilfield in the north, the Karamay Oilfield in the west, the Tarim Oilfield in the south, the Tuha Oilfield in the east, and is located in the middle of the Jungar Coal Reserve Belt, with more than 10 billion tons of coal reserves within the city's jurisdiction, which is known as the "Coal Ship on the Sea of Oil". In addition, it is also rich in various colored and rare mineral resources. The Tianshan glaciers and permanent snow in the region are called "natural solid reservoirs". The mountainous region has luxuriant natural forests and natural pastures, and more than 300 kinds of wild plants can be utilized. Light, heat and wind energy resources are also extremely rich, with Asia's largest wind power plant. These natural resources have laid a solid foundation for Urumqi's economic development. The location advantage is obvious. Urumqi is China's connection to Central Asia and even Europe's land transportation hub, has become China's expansion of the opening to the west, to carry out foreign economic and cultural exchanges, an important window. Developed cities in the world of commerce and trade in the possession of the coast, along the border, along the river, along the four major geographic elements, Urumqi, that is, accounted for along the border of the benefits, but also along the benefits, which is Xinjiang, Urumqi in the western development of the largest geographical advantage. Especially with the new Asian-European Continental Bridge all through, Urumqi as the new Asian-European Continental Bridge, China's short western bridgehead, in western China and even Central Asia's economic development in the status and role of the growing. Urumqi Airport is one of the five major gateway airports in China, and has opened more than 100 international, domestic and regional air routes. Urumqi Railway Station is the hub of Xinjiang Railway and an important distribution center for passengers and cargo between China and Central Asia, with more than 20 pairs of direct international and domestic trains. Highways and city roads are well-connected, forming a transportation network connecting inside and outside the city and across the north and south. Urumqi has modern means of communication at international level. All of these, constructed a modern three-dimensional "Silk Road", for Urumqi to the world set up a golden bridge. The market potential. Urumqi is adjacent to the Central Asian countries, since ancient times is to communicate with the East and West an important hub of commerce. If, we take Urumqi as the center of the circle, a radius of 1500 kilometers, in about more than 7 million square kilometers, Urumqi is the largest, most populous, the strongest market potential, the best environment of the city, the Central Asian region has a strong radiation effect. Xinjiang has land borders with 8 neighboring countries, with 17 first-class ports along the border and 10 second-class ports. Urumqi is not only the largest commodity distribution center in Xinjiang, but also an important import and export trade distribution center in Central Asia, and has become an important platform for world investors to explore the Central Asian market. At present, Urumqi relying on the surrounding eight countries, built nearly 200 various types of commodity trading market, of which the annual turnover of more than 100 million yuan of 32, more than 1 billion yuan of 10, forming a multi-level, multi-channel trade network covering Xinjiang, radiation in Central Asia, among the western China's opening up of the most cutting-edge city. 2006 to achieve a total import and export trade of 4.5 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 15 percent. The city's night tourism industry is well developed. Urumqi beautiful natural scenery, Tianshan Mountain range distribution of alpine ice and snow landscape, mountain forest landscape, grassland landscape, for tourists to sightseeing, adventure provides a wealth of content, the culture and art of the various ethnic groups, customs and traditions, constitutes a tourism humanities landscape with national characteristics. Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar, Xinjiang Minjie, Erdaoqiao Ethnic Style Street and other scenic spots with rich Xinjiang folk customs are well-known both at home and abroad. Silk Road Ice and Snow Tour, Silk Road Costume Festival and other festivals and exhibitions with Silk Road cultural characteristics have become Urumqi's unique city card. In recent years, tens of millions of Chinese and foreign tourists have traveled to Urumqi. 2006, the city received 7.8 million domestic and foreign tourists, an increase of 11.75%; the total income of 7.618 billion yuan from tourism and shopping, an increase of 12.86%, and Urumqi has become an important tourist distribution center and destination in Xinjiang. The industrial structure is relatively reasonable. Urumqi tertiary industry (distribution services) is more developed, accounting for 61.5% of GDP. Urumqi has more than a hundred star-rated hotels, more than 60 three-star hotels, including eight five-star hotels, with a perfect service industry and complete infrastructure for businessmen around the world to create a good environment for investment and cooperation; with a sound business circulation system, import and export trade is more developed, accounting for more than 50% of the import and export volume in Xinjiang; primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, hospitals, scientific research institutions, etc., are more concentrated, and the talent pool is more sound. The talent team is relatively sound.