Neither had ever been outside of Turpan, and were excited about their trip. The road to Urumqi was excellent, with straight stretches as long as 30 km (18 miles). But as we hit the halfway mark ...

The name of Urumqi means "fine pasture" in Mongolian, and since ancient times it has been an excellent grazing and hunting ground for nomadic tribes. It's a long trip from Beijing to Urumqi ...

URUMQI, China—About a decade ago, some Western companies answered Beijing’s calls to invest in Xinjiang, an underdeveloped region in the country’s remote west. Some were drawn by the natural ...

With an itch to see more of China's lesser-visited regions, I began planning a trip to the northwest with seven friends — ...

HONG KONG, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Cathay Pacific announced on Friday that it will launch a new route connecting south China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) and Urumqi, capital of ...