A street in Urumqi at night is called Wuyi Starlight Night Market.

Wuyi Xingguang Night Market, founded in 1992, is the first officially established night market in Xinjiang in modern times, and it is famous all over Xinjiang. It is located in Wuyi East Road and Jinger Road, Urumqi. The night market has a food street and a shopping street. The east-west snack street is 263 meters long, and the north-south department store street is 411 meters long, with 5 stalls.

the panoramic view of the night market consists of tens of thousands of starry lights and 64 sets of high-pressure sodium mercury lamps supported by steel frames laid on the nine-block rainbow bridge. Whenever night falls and the lights are on, the night market is full of lights and spectacular momentum. People who come for sightseeing are constantly flowing, and tens of thousands of tourists enjoy the beautiful landscape of "the suspected Milky Way has fallen for nine days" while tasting delicious family dishes.

food recommendation in Urumqi

1. Youtazi

Youtazi is a flour food invented by the Hui people in northwest China. It is white and shiny, with a thin paper-like surface and many layers. It is rich in oil but not greasy, soft and non-sticky, and is suitable for all ages. Youtazi, named after its shape, is usually cooked with noodle soup for breakfast and is one of the favorite foods of people of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang. When eating, gently shake the hot oil tower with chopsticks, and shake it off to eat. Or add small pieces of pickles, shredded pickled cabbage and carrot strips, and add vinegar and homemade peppers to eat, which is delicious and tastes better.

2. Pepper Chicken

In Xinjiang, it is not only the large-scale chicken that is fascinating, but also the pepper chicken with attractive color is an irresistible food for many foodies. Free-range chickens are used. After being cleaned, salt, pepper and cooking wine can be added for pickling or directly boiled. During the cooking process, a variety of Chinese herbal medicines will be added. After cooking, ice water will be removed to make the meat more tough and chewy, and the chicken will be shredded for later use. Then use chicken soup, pepper oil, special pepper sesame oil and other ingredients to pour into the shredded chicken and mix well. The taste is spicy and delicious, with endless aftertaste.

for the above contents, please refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-"May Day" starlight night vision.