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Heavenly Lake in Xinjiang

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, locatedin the northwest of China, is praised highly as the "Home of Singing and Dancing" for its unique folk culture and custom. It is a large, sparsely populated province which takes up about one sixth of the country's territory. Xinjiang is adjacent to Gansu, Qinghai Province on the east and Tibet on the south and borders Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India, and Afghanistan.

Xinjiang Travel Note

Internet connection and mobile calling and text message services are currently suspended in Xinjiang Province. There is no set time yet about when the connection and services will be resumed, but might be in March, 2010.
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Xinjiang Quick Facts
  • Chinese Name: 新疆
  • Chinese Pinyin: xin jiang
  • Location: Southwest China 
  • Area: 166 million sq. km
  • Population: 20 million
  • Language: Kazakh, Russian, Mongolian
  • Capital City: Urumqi 
  • Currency: Yuan, Rinminbi
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