Karamay Museum reflects the oil city's development over the past century. Visiting museum is like seeing a miniature Karamay city.
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The first oilfield in Karamay was discovered on Oct 29, 1955. It was the first oilfield in West China with the capacity of more than 10 million tons. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
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Karamay means "black oil" in Uygur language. It is the only city in the world that is named after oil. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
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The State Council approved founding of Karamay as a city on May 29, 1958. Covering an area of more than 7,700 square kilometers, the city is home to 400,000 people from 46 different ethnic origins. There are four districts under the jurisdiction of the city government. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] |
