Xinjiang has an obvious temperate continental climate.

Xinjiang is far away from the ocean, living in the inland, surrounded by high mountains, the ocean airflow is difficult to reach, the temperature difference is large, the sunshine time is sufficient (the annual sunshine time is 2500 ~ 3500 hours), the precipitation is small and the climate is dry. Due to the great temperature difference between spring and summer and autumn and winter in most parts of Xinjiang, there has always been a saying that "wear a fur coat early and wear yarn at noon, and eat watermelon around the stove".

Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of Asia-Europe continent, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India and Afghanistan. It was an important passage of the ancient Silk Road in history, and now it is the only place for the second "Eurasian Continental Bridge", and its strategic position is very important.

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Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, located in the northwest of China, is one of the five minority autonomous regions in China. With an area of1660,000 square kilometers, it is the largest provincial administrative region in China, accounting for one sixth of the total land area of China. At the end of 20 19, the resident population was 25,232,200.

Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of Asia-Europe continent, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India and Afghanistan. It was an important passage of the ancient Silk Road in history, and now it is the only place for the second "Eurasian Continental Bridge", and its strategic position is very important. Xinjiang has 55 ethnic groups, mainly Han, Uygur, Kazak, Hui, Mongolia, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Manchu, Daur, tatar, Russian and other ethnic groups. It is one of the five minority autonomous regions in China.