The Memorial Hall of the Eighth Route Army Xinjiang Office is located on Shengli Road in Urumqi. It officially opened to the public on October 1, 1962, covering an area of 1,100 square meters, with the building area of the historical site being 503.6 square meters. The annual reception capacity is 50,000 visitors. In 1974, Comrade Dong Biwu personally...
The Xinjiang People's Theater, located in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is a cinema and theater complex. Covering a site area of 14,000 square meters, the three-story structure has a built-up area of 9,880 square meters. The Xinjiang People's Theater is a magnificent cultural building in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that boasts unique Eurasian ethnic characteristics...
The Former Site of Mao Zemin's Office and Residence is part of the Mao Zemin Memorial, located on Mingde Road in Tianshan District, Urumqi. This was where Mao Zemin worked and lived during the War of Resistance Against Japan in Xinjiang. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, in order to carry forward the legacy and revolutionary spirit of the martyrs, the places where the martyr Mao Zemin once lived, worked, and resided...
Main Hall of Shaanxi Grand Mosque in Urumqi The mosque covers an area of 5,186 square meters and features a courtyard-style layout. The grand hall on the west side is the main structure of the temple. With a construction area of 500 square meters, it faces east and sits to the west. The facade spans five bays and consists of three parts: the front hall, the central pavilion, and the terrace. The floor plan is convex-shaped. The front hall is a single-eave hip-and-gable roof building, featuring soaring…
In the autumn of 1936, after the victorious conclusion of the Long March of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, according to the order of the Central Military Commission of the Communist Party of China, the 30th Army of the Fourth Red Army crossed the Yellow River westward. Subsequently, the 9th Army, the headquarters of the Fourth Red Army, and the 5th Army also crossed the river to prepare for the implementation of the Ningxia Campaign plan. However, due to changes in the enemy situation east of the river, the plan...
Since the late Qing Dynasty and early Republican period, the area around Erdaoqiao and Shanxi Lane in Urumqi has been a hub for barter trade among ethnic minorities from both northern and southern Xinjiang, as well as regions in West and Central Asia. After more than 100 years of change, the ethnic commercial district centered around the Erdaoqiao Market today continues to captivate visitors with its rich ethnic characteristics and the unique regional charm of Xinjiang...
Zhongshan Road in Urumqi is a commercial street located in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It stretches over 2,000 meters from Tianshan Department Store in the east to Danlu Boutique Plaza and Oriental 100 Plaza in the west. History...
Bayi Theater was completed in 1954. With its simple and solemn architectural style, it is the oldest existing theater in Urumqi. It was designed, constructed, and supplied with materials by the People's Liberation Army troops entering Xinjiang. The theater has hosted major cultural performances and received visits from Party and state leaders, bearing witness to 60 years of development history in Urumqi and even the entire Xinjiang region. …
The Monument to the Martyrs of All Ethnic Groups in Xinjiang is located on the southwestern side of People's Park in Urumqi, covering an area of 484 square meters. The monument stands 8 meters tall and rests on a Sumeru pedestal-style base, surrounded by imitation white marble wreaths. The front of the monument bears an inscription by Chairman Mao: “A single spark can start a prairie fire. Communism is invincible. Long live the martyrs who died for the cause…”
The Ulapu Hydropower Station was constructed in 1951 after the People's Liberation Army's 359th Brigade entered Xinjiang in 1949. In that year, Wang Zhen invited experts from the National Ministry of Water Resources and Electric Power to select a site in Xinjiang. Construction began on the upper reaches of the Urumqi River, and the station completed its trial operation at the end of 1954. In 1955, the Ulapu Hydropower Plant officially began generating electricity, becoming Xinjiang’s first…
The Five-Star Road Courtyard was built during the Republic of China era, located near the eastern ring road on Wuxing South Road in Tianshan District, covering nearly a thousand square meters. It was designated as an autonomous region-level cultural relic protection unit in 2007. Currently, it is not open to the public.…
The Former Site of the Cadre Brigade of the General Detachment of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is located at No. 37 Xihou Street, Tianshan District, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It was reconstructed in the original style of the former Medical and Communications Squad of the General Detachment of the West Route Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (No. 58 Xihou Street). The site officially opened to the public on June 30, 2001. The exhibition hall is composed of a courtyard surrounded by 17 rooms...
The South Garden Villa is located within the compound of the Autonomous Region Education Department on Shengli Road. Built around 1940, it covers a total floor area of 220 square meters and is a residential building designed in the Russian style by architects from the former Soviet Union. Legend has it that the site was originally owned by a Russian Tatar named Husein, who later had it confiscated by Sheng Shicai. Sheng Shicai then built this villa on the property. After Sheng Shicai left, the land was returned to its original owner. In 1961, the Autonomous Region Education Department purchased the villa and used it as office space. It is now the office of South Garden Property Management Company.
The Urumqi Hongshan Post Office is located on Yangtze River Road beside Hongshan Roundabout. Built in 1959, it still retains its complete structure. The floor plan shows that the north and south buildings are L-shaped and figure-eight shaped, respectively. The main east entrance features six columns with exquisitely carved capitals, and the walls on both sides also preserve intact bas-relief decorative patterns. …
Nanda Mosque is a mosque that was originally located at Nantaizi in the southern mountains of Urumqi. It was relocated and rebuilt here in 1919. The main prayer hall of Nanda Mosque has a protruding rectangular floor plan. The front part of the roof features a double-eaved hip-and-gable style covered with glazed tiles. The ridges are adorned with ceramic decorations such as dragons playing with a pearl, while the lower eaves are painted with five layers of intricate floral and scrollwork designs...
Chunfeng Lane Wenchang Pavilion was built with funds raised by the public after Ji Xiaolan’s passing. Its main hall is a three-story, double-eaved structure approximately 16 meters high. In 1878, Liu Jintang, the Governor of Xinjiang, renamed it Wenchang Pavilion and designated it as a Taoist temple. …
Qingshan Pavilion was built in 1965 and is now located on Xinhua North Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi. The pavilion features the architectural style of classical Central Plains design, while its columns are adorned with Uyghur-style column bases. The fusion of these two architectural styles creates a distinctive and multicultural aesthetic. …
Guide The Martyrs' Cemetery was built in honor of the revolutionary martyrs who bravely sacrificed their lives during the "40-Day Defense Battle of Yiwu." Introduction After the victory of the 40-Day Defense Battle of Yiwu, the Yiwu County Party Committee and the County People's Government decided to construct the Yiwu County Martyrs' Cemetery and the War Horse Monument. The Yiwu County Martyrs' Cemetery has been relocated three times and was finally...
Guide The primitive Populus Euphratica forest is located 10 kilometers east of Nao Mao Lake Town, covering an area of 470,000 mu. The Populus Euphratica, also known as the phoenix tree, is called the “tree of diverse leaves” because a single tree can grow five or six different shapes and sizes of leaves. Along with red willow and saxaul, it is one of the three major natural sand-fixing tree species in Northwest China...
Victory Peak is located on the northern side of Yiwu County, with an elevation of 2,110 meters. On either side of the main peak are two other peaks, standing side by side in the shape of the Chinese character "山" (mountain), creating a spectacular sight. The main peak still preserves the ruins of a bunker from the Forty-Day Defense Battle. In 1950, officers and soldiers of the Second Company of a unit of the People's Liberation Army fought a bloody battle against bandits here for forty days and nights, eventually achieving...