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The Advisory Council of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation held its 2026 meeting on Friday in Urumqi, capital of northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
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China Southern Airlines launched a new round-trip service Thursday linking Urumqi, in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with Seoul via Yantai, in east China’s Shandong Province.
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The 12th Epic Manas International Cultural Tourism Festival opened in Akto County, Kizilsu Kirgiz Autonomous Prefecture on Monday, and runs until July 20.
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For centuries, Xinjiang was known as a gateway on the ancient Silk Road, where merchants, caravans and goods simply passed through. Today, the region is taking on a new role—not just as a transit corridor, but as a hub where trade, manufacturing and logistics increasingly come together.
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On Saturday, a couple from Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region suspended preparations for the opening of their equestrian club in Beihai, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, and brought four horses to Liuchang Village in Zhenlong Township, Hengzhou City, to transport supplies for villagers through steep and rugged mountain paths.
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A museum themed on pterosaurs, winged reptiles closely related to dinosaurs, will open in September in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
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Two groups of journalists from Central Asian media outlets recently travelled to Aksu Prefecture and Bortala Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in northern and southern Xinjiang, documenting what they say is the careful preservation of ethnic minority culture and rejecting allegations of "cultural genocide" outright.
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As a young rural doctor, Uhas Sulayman used to travel on horseback through mountain pastures to reach patients in his hometown of Yumin county in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
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From the observation deck at the Urumqi International Land Port Area, Xinjiang looked less like a distant frontier than a region in motion. Below, gantry cranes glided over stacks of containers as China-Europe freight trains stood ready for departure.
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"What I have seen in Xinjiang is a great transformation," Kanashyts Siarhei, editor-in-chief of Belarusian newspaper Narodnaya Gazeta told the Global Times. He was impressed by the pace of change in Xinjiang. "The economy and culture are advancing rapidly, and everything here is full of positive energy which impressed us," he added.
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In stark contrast to these high-speed intercity services, the Hotan Yulong Train, also known as No. 7558, connects Urumqi, capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with Hotan in the region's far south and travels at less than 80 kilometers per hour over a nearly 2,000-kilometre route.
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