Trying some local special flavors is one of necessary things for Xinjiang . In Urumqi a lot of choices and lots of variety for the restaurants, cuisine cooking recipes, drink, menu dishes such as fresh naan,spicy kababs, steaming pilaf or famous hand stretched noodles and so on.

Urumqi shopping guide tells travelers where to shop, what to buy, and shopping tips at Urumqi Erdaoqiao markets, grand international bazaar, department stores,shopping mall, supermarkets are here.The Grand Bazaar is a great place not only for regional specialty items, but also there are still many goods from nearby countries such as Russia and Mongolia.

Kashgar has a warm temperate continental arid climate. Four seasons are distinct, which features long summer and short winter. The temperature difference between day and night is very big in Kashgar.The average temperature of day and night in summer is 30℃ and 17℃,and the average diurnal temperature in autumn is 27℃ and 13℃.

Kashgar has convenient transportation, road transportation in all directions. As the transportation center of southern Xinjiang, there are good asphalt road to Urumqi and international road to Pakistan.There are many flights in and out of Kashgar Airport every year.

Climbing muztagh and trekking around the karakul lake are interesting and challenging. It takes 18 to 22 days totally to climb muztagh which is 7546 m high and one of the best mountains to ski after summit.Karakoram highway trip is also one of the best trips to do when you are in kashgar.