"What can I do? Instructor, tell me!"

"Let's go down first!" After saying that, he led them down the cliff! When they reached the ground, they took back their tools and hurriedly left the mud volcano cliff and returned to where the car was parked. "Get in the car!" Everyone got in the car, roaring.

Head straight to Urumqi!

"Hey, brother! Why are you going to Urumqi?" Yuan Xiao asked in confusion.

"Because the Hengsheng Hotel they are talking about is a very famous hotel in Urumqi! It's not in Karamay!"

"Hey! How did you know!"

"I used to have a classmate who lived in Urumqi! I heard him say that only Urumqi owns the Hengsheng Hotel! There is no semicolon!"

"Oh! No wonder!" The off-road vehicle was speeding crazily on the road, wishing it could reach Urumqi in no time!

Urumqi) is the capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is located in central Xinjiang and at the northern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. Urumqi was called Dihua during the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, which meant "enlightenment and enlightenment" for border residents. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the policy on ethnic minorities was abolished

Due to the discriminatory and dwarfing policy, Urumqi was renamed to its current name in 1954. To this day, Urumqi still has the place name of "Old Mancheng", and its location is roughly in today's Xinjiang

The area around the Agricultural University; and the area within the current South Gate, North Gate and Big and Small West Gates was the original "Seoul City". The city was mainly occupied by the Eight Banners garrison of the Qing Dynasty, while Seoul City was an industrial and commercial area. Today's Urumqi expanded from the original "Seoul City" to the surrounding areas

The city of Urumqi is now listed in the Guinness Book of World Records and is the world's most inland and farthest large city from the ocean and coastline (2,500 kilometers).

In 2012, the city's GDP exceeded 200 billion, reaching 206 billion yuan, achieving a growth rate of 17.3%. The growth rate ranked first among the 27 provincial capital cities in the country.

According to statistics, Urumqi's regional GDP in 2011 was 170 billion yuan, an increase of 17.1%, a record high in the past 23 years. The fixed asset investment of the whole society was 63.5 billion yuan, an increase of 27%, a record high in the past 15 years. The per capita regional GDP reached

8,600 US dollars, ranking second among western provincial capital cities. Local fiscal general budget revenue was 20.62 billion yuan, an increase of 39.

33%, after exceeding 10 billion yuan in 2008, it has achieved "doubling in three years"; fiscal expenditures on people's livelihood reached 14.93 billion yuan, an increase of 58%. The total retail sales of consumer goods was 69 billion yuan, an increase of 23%;

The total import and export trade volume was US$9 billion, an increase of 49%; the overall consumer price level increased by 4.5%; new achievements were made in economic and social development.

Urumqi's ethnic minorities are spread across 7 districts and 1 county in the city. The built-up area covers 346 square kilometers. The Uyghur and Hui people live in relatively concentrated areas, while other ethnic minorities live scattered and mixed. There are ethnic minorities living in every street in the city. There are two built-up areas

A national development zone [Urumqi Economic and Technological Development Zone·Urumqi National High-tech Zone] and an export processing zone [undertaking important projects in export-oriented industries]

Industrial Park], and are building Toutunhe Industrial Park, Shuimogou Pioneer Park and Midong Industrial Park under the economic integration framework of Urumqi and Xinjiang Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture. Making Urumqi one of the most important manufacturing bases in western China. Create

Xinjiang's largest export processing trade base for neighboring countries and Central Asia International Logistics Port. Urumqi was approved as the second batch of national low-carbon city pilots.

As early as the Neolithic Age, humans have been living and thriving here. During the Warring States Period, it was within the scope of activities of the ancient Cheshi people. During the Western Han Dynasty, there were more than ten nomadic tribes in Urumqi and surrounding areas. It was known as the "Land of the Thirteen Kingdoms" in history.

The Duhufu once sent troops to garrison the fields. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Cheshi Hou Kingdom was located in the southern suburbs of Urumqi (now the Wulabo Reservoir).

Belt) built Yulai City, which was the first city of Urumqi. Later, through the Jin and Sui dynasties, the New North Road of the Silk Road was opened up, and Urumqi was at the strategic location of the New North Road. In 648 AD (the 22nd year of Zhenguan), the Tang Dynasty government established the New North Road of the Silk Road.

Luntai City was set up 10 kilometers south of the urban area, under the jurisdiction of Tingzhou (the administrative seat is now Jimusar). A famous frontier fortress poet in the Tang Dynasty

Cen Shen once left here popular poems such as "Suddenly a spring breeze came overnight, and thousands of pear trees bloomed." After that, when the rule of the Central Plains Dynasty weakened, local power changed frequently, and Urumqi experienced repeated wars, which brought great changes to the people of all ethnic groups.

A heavy disaster came. In 1755 (the 20th year of Qianlong), the Qing government quelled the Junggar rebellion.

They built forts and garrisoned troops in the Jiujiawan area of ​​Lumqi, and named the place "Urumqi". In 1763 (the 28th year of Qianlong's reign), Emperor Qianlong named the expanded city "Dihua". In 1884 (the 10th year of Guangxu's reign),

Xinjiang was established as a province, with Dihua as the provincial capital. After the founding of New China, the city name of Urumqi was restored in 1954.

In 1949, Xinjiang was peacefully liberated, and the Dihua Municipal People's Government was established. On February 1, 1954, Dihua officially resumed its original name of Urumqi. This city with a long history of more than 1,300 years is already a modern metropolis, with a red city in the center.

Mountains are its symbol.

In 702, the Beiting Protectorate was established in Tingzhou, and the garrison in Luntai increased. According to the "New Book of Tang".

"The Biography of Tubo" records: "In Luntai, Yiwu is stationed in the fields, and the crops and crops face each other." Cen Shen, a frontier fortress poet who lived in Luntai for three years, wrote a poem: "Looking to the west of the garrison, the smoke is black, and the Han soldiers are stationed in the north of Luntai."

In 771, the Tang government set up a "quiet fortress" in Luntai.

The large-scale development of Urumqi began in the 20th year of Qianlong's reign in the Qing Dynasty (1755) when Urumqi built a garrison. The Qing government encouraged reclamation and reduced grain taxes. Urumqi's agriculture, commerce, and handicraft industries once experienced rapid growth.

develop

, became a "prosperous and prosperous place, the best outside the pass". In order to meet the needs of population growth, settlement and commercial trade, the Qing army first built an earthen city outside the south gate in the 23rd year of Qianlong (1758). The city "

Five points on Monday, one foot and two feet tall

", this was the prototype of Urumqi City. Later, in the 28th year of Qianlong's reign (1763), the old city was expanded to the north, reaching a circumference of five miles and four quarters. When it was completed, Qianlong named it "Dihua". Qing Dynasty

In the thirty-seventh year of Qianlong's reign (1772), he stayed in Di

A new city, Gongning City, was built in the west of Huacheng. In the 38th year of Qianlong's reign (1773), the Tongzhi of Urumqi was changed to the magistrate of Dihua Prefecture, and the Counselor of Urumqi was changed to the Dutong of Urumqi. The Governor of Shaanxi and Gansu moved Brigadier General Mali Kundao to Gongning City of Dihua Prefecture.

So Gong Ning

The city became the center of military and political rule of the Qing Dynasty in Urumqi at that time. In the tenth year of Guangxu (1884), the Qing government decided to establish Gansu Xinjiang Province and Dingdi became the provincial capital. From then on, Dihua became the political center of Xinjiang. The following year, Shengdi was

Dihua, Zhili Prefecture

Prefecture, Dihua County was added as Guoshou County. In the 2nd year of the Republic of China (1913), Di Daoyin was changed to the observer, and Dihua Prefecture was abolished at the same time, and Dihua County was retained. It was established in the 29th year of the Republic of China (1940)

Dihua Municipal Government Committee. 34 years of the Republic of China (

On November 1, 1945), Dihua was officially established as a city and established a municipal government; at the same time, the urban area was divided into districts one, two, three, four, and five. Dihua County was under the Dihua Commissioner's Office, with jurisdiction over 6 townships, 2

There are Baojia organizations below the district level in individual pastoral areas and Daban towns.

On September 25, 1949, Xinjiang was peacefully liberated. On December 17, the Dihua Municipal People's Government was established. Seven districts and 54 street offices were re-divided. Farmers' associations were established in the suburbs, and 3 were established on the basis of land reform.

At this point, the urban and rural people's governments at all levels were initially established. On February 1, 1954, Dihua officially resumed its original name of Urumqi.

Later, the National People's Congress approved the merger of Miquan City in Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture into Urumqi City, the cancellation of Miquan City and Dongshan District of Urumqi City, and the establishment of Midong District in Urumqi City. After the administrative division adjustment, the administrative area of ​​Urumqi City increased from 10,900.77 square kilometers to

14216.3 square kilometers, the administrative area of ​​Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture has been reduced from 76975.94 square kilometers to 7366

0.41 square kilometers. The administrative area of ​​Midong District is the original administrative area of ​​Miquan City and Dongshan District of Urumqi City, with an area of ​​3407.42 square kilometers; the administrative area boundaries between Midong District of Urumqi City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Fuhai County of Altay Region, and Wujiaqu City are still in accordance with the

The original administrative boundaries of Miquan City remain unchanged, and the land and pastures used across administrative areas by both parties remain unchanged according to the original usage habits.

natural disaster

Cold wave: Urumqi is located on the northern slope and northern foothills of the Tianshan Mountains. It is often invaded by polar and Siberian cold air, forming a cold wave. When a cold wave invades, the daily temperature drops rapidly by 10C or more. The plain area has an average of 2-3 times a year, and the mountainous area has an average of 4

—5 times.

Urumqi transportation infrastructure (18 photos)

Spring drought: Since evaporation is generally greater than precipitation, spring drought occurs more often, often in spring when there is less water and the temperature is low.

Thunderstorms and Hail: There are more thunderstorm days in mountainous areas, especially on windward slopes, with an average of 24 days per year, from May to August; hail mostly occurs in summer from June to September, and there are not many records in history.

Strong winds: Urumqi is a windy area, and strong winds occur most frequently in spring and autumn. Dabancheng is one of the famous wind outlets in the country, with a maximum wind speed of 34 meters/second and an instantaneous maximum wind speed of more than 40 meters/second; hot and dry winds are one of the major natural disasters in Urumqi.

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climate and irrigation

Urumqi[3] has a mid-temperate continental arid climate, with short spring and autumn seasons, long winter and summer seasons, and a large temperature difference between day and night. The average annual precipitation is 294 mm, and the average temperature in the warmest July and August is 25.7°C.

The average temperature in cold January is -15.2c. The extreme temperature is as high as 47.8c and as low as -41.5c.

Deep in the hinterland of the continent, Urumqi belongs to the mid-temperate continental arid climate zone. The climate characteristics are: large temperature differences, drastic changes in cold and heat; precipitation is low, and increases vertically with height; winters are cold and long, the four seasons are unevenly distributed, and there is an inversion layer in winter.

May to October every year is the golden season for tourism in Urumqi, because during this time the flowers and trees are in full bloom and the fruits and melons are fragrant.

spring

Spring comes late in Urumqi, with spring arriving in the northern suburbs on March 26th; in the urban area, spring comes two weeks later, on April 8th; in the southern suburbs, it is still more than ten days late, with green on the mountain fronts appearing around April 20th

Wave. Every year from early June, spring in Urumqi ends one after another from north to south. Spring rain accounts for about 40% of the annual precipitation, which is very beneficial to spring sowing and dryland crops.

summer

In summer, the mountainous areas on the outskirts of Urumqi are filled with blooming mountain flowers, and the forest belt in the urban area is lush; summer in the northern suburbs lasts for 90 days from June 4 to September 21; in the urban area, it only lasts 62 days from June 23 to August 24; and in the Nanshan Pasture

but no real

Summer is connected with spring and autumn. Urumqi is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, far away from the ocean, and has a dry climate. Although the summer is scorching, it is hot but not stuffy, and the temperature difference between day and night is large. The average summer temperature in Urumqi urban area is 23 degrees Celsius, making it a tourist and summer resort.

Autumn

Autumn in Urumqi starts on August 24. It is delayed by 10 days in the northern plains. After autumn, the weather environment is relatively stable, neither cold nor hot, mild and pleasant. Autumn is the harvest season, and fruits from the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains gather in Urumqi.

Muqi. After late September, cold air comes frequently and the temperature drops rapidly. The temperature difference between day and night increases in October. The folk song "Wear a fur coat in the morning and eat watermelon around the stove" is a vivid description of Urumqi's late autumn climate.

Portrait.

winter

Winter in Urumqi lasts for 150 days every year from November 3 to April 8 of the following year. Urumqi is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the north is like a trumpet facing the Junggar Basin. Due to the Tianshan Mountain barrier, cold air often stays in the basin.

, heavy snowfall and snow-covered scenery are a major feature of Urumqi’s winter scenery, with its unique style.

There is a "warm zone" in the foothills of the southern suburbs, and the temperature in January is 4 or 5 degrees higher than that in the urban area. This unique winter climate condition is suitable for greenhouse vegetable production, and the snow in the southern suburbs lasts for 175 days, making it easy to

Carry out winter sports and tourism activities such as alpine skiing, alpine ice rink speed skating, "sheep catching" in the snow, and "girl chasing" in the snow.

Travel time

Urumqi is the city farthest from the ocean in the world. It has a mid-temperate continental arid climate. The hottest months are July and August, with an average temperature of 25.7c; the coldest month is January, with an average temperature of -15.2c. The best time to travel to Xinjiang

The best time is August and September in autumn, when the weather has begun to cool and the fruits have matured. Best travel time: August and September.

Urumqi is China's land transportation hub connecting Central Asia and even Europe. It has now become an important window for China to expand its opening to the west and carry out foreign economic and cultural exchanges. Among the world's most developed commercial cities, Urumqi occupies the four major coastal, border, river and

Among geographical factors, Urumqi has both
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