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 MeaningĦ°beautiful grasslandĦħin Mongokian language, Urumqi was an ideal animal grazing land for ancient nomads and it became the capital city of Xinjiang since 1884. As the city farthest from the oceans, Urumqi now is the political, economical, cultural and transportation center of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. People can go to visit the provincial museum which exhibits the most wonderfully preserve mummies in the world, more than 1000 pieces of relics excavated from the Silk Road and lively display of the nationality's costume. The picturesque South Mountain Grassland is only 1.5 hours away and the Heavenly Lake is just 110km far.KuqaKnown as Qiuci in the ancient time, Kuqa was a must pass for merchants who traveled along the Middle Silk Road. People by crossing the mountain pass to the north of it might reach the northern part of Xinjiang, by trans-passing the Hotan River Valley to the south of it travelers could arrive at the oasis cities located on the Southern Silk Road . The Kizil Grottoes are the earliest ones carved in China , which have kept the ancient Indian style both in caves making and mural paintibng. The other grottoes as Kumtula, Simsim and the ruined Buddhist temple-Subash have been opened to tourists too
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