A model performs on a car at the sixth Xinjiang international auto show in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region April 13, 2006. Some 500 exhibitors from home and abroad, including carmakers, auto part and appliance manufacturers, will present their latest products at the expo, which runs from April 13-17. [newsphoto]

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