Three new sections of freeway, mostly in desert areas, were put into use on Saturday, marking the completion of a freeway between Beijing and northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
As summer tourism reaches its peak season, the Urumqi International Grand Bazaar is attracting flocks of tourists from all over the world to visit the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
The number of internet users in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has grown so quickly in recent years that the rate of web users is higher than the national average, local authorities said Friday.
Ablajan Muhtar, owner of an auto repair factory in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, could choose to fly to Beijing in three hours. Instead, he has begun a three-month journey on foot for a benevolent cause.
