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Urumqi, commonly known as Urumqi, formerly known as Dihua, is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region approved by the State Council [1], an important central city in northwest China and an international business center facing Central Asia and West Asia.

Urumqi is located in the northwest of China, in the middle of Xinjiang, in the center of Eurasia, at the northern foot of the Middle Tianshan Mountains, at the southern edge of Junggar Basin, and adjacent to Central Asian countries. It is the political, economic, cultural, scientific and technological, educational and transportation center of Xinjiang, the largest city farthest from the ocean in the world, and is known as the "Asian Capital". [3]

In the early years of the Western Han Dynasty, in order to maintain the security of the northern part of the Silk Road, the Han Dynasty set up a captain of Wuji in Jin Man (Jimsar) near Urumqi. During the Tang Dynasty, Tingzhou was located at the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain. In the 20th year of Qingganlong (1755), due to the large-scale development of the Qing troops stationed in Xinjiang, Qingganlong in the 28th year (1763) expanded the city and changed its name to Dihua. Dihua became the capital of Xinjiang province from 65438 to 0884, and has since become the political center of Xinjiang. 1954 Dihua changed its name to Urumqi, which means "beautiful pasture" in Mongolian.

The origin of place names

Because "Dihua" means "enlightenment and enlightenment", it is full of great nationalism. 1953 was changed to Urumqi according to the decision of the State Council on changing the names that discriminate against ethnic minorities. "Urumqi" means "beautiful pasture" in Junggar Mongolian (some people think this statement is incorrect; Said, is Furuwada language, meaning "Liulin"; Another theory comes from "Leo (Luntai)", namely "Luntai" in the Tang Dynasty. This used to be the nomadic land of Erut Mongolia.

In the Neolithic Age, human beings thrived here.

Charm Urumqi (30) was an activity of ancient car drivers during the Warring States Period.

During the Western Han Dynasty, there were more than ten nomadic tribes in Urumqi and its surrounding areas, which were known as "the land of thirteen kingdoms" in history, and Khufu in the western regions also sent troops to settle fields. [5]

The Eastern Han Dynasty was a part of the Six Kingdoms of Che.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Cheshi Houguo built a stagnant city in the southern suburbs of Urumqi (now Wulabo Reservoir area), which was the first city in Urumqi.

During the Jin and Sui Dynasties, the New North Line of the Silk Road was opened, and Urumqi was at the crossroads of the New North Line.

In the Tang Dynasty, in 640 AD, the Tang government set up Tingzhou in the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain, which governed four counties. Urumqi today is luntai county. Now the site of the ancient city on the south side of Wulabo Reservoir in the southeast suburb of Urumqi is luntai county at that time. [5]

In 648 AD (twenty-two years of Zhenguan), the Tang government set up Luntai City, which belonged to Tingzhou (now Jimsar), at 10 km south of the current city. Cen Can, a famous frontier poet in the Tang Dynasty, once left a famous sentence here, such as "If the spring breeze comes, the petals of ten thousand pear trees will blow open overnight".

Since 663, the Tang government has sent troops to the Urumqi River for land reclamation. [5] In 702, the Northern Dynasty was established in Tingzhou, and the number of troops stationed in rotation increased. According to the "New Tang Book Tubo Biography", "Luntai, Yiwu wasteland, across the river". Cen Can, a frontier poet who lived in Luntai for three years, wrote such a poem: "From the dust and black smoke of the lookout, we can see that the China army is camping north of Luntai." .