Northern Xinjiang (Altay) is vast and sparsely populated, and it is cold in winter. In summer, the sun shines heavily, but it is still cool where there is no direct sunlight. The people in northern Xinjiang are simple and friendly. The economy in northern Xinjiang developed earlier than that in southern Xinjiang, and the vegetation is less than that in southern Xinjiang, but there are no sandstorms.
Southern Xinjiang (Aksu) is relatively hot in summer and not too cold in winter, and it is mainly agriculture, but now northern Xinjiang.