Xinjiang - what to see?

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	Homepage Theme Tour New Routes Electronical Map    December 9, 2001 Xingjiang Province, China     Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (Xin for short) is located in North-West China, covering an area of 1.6 million square kilometers, and with a population of 15.5 million.     Surrounded by lofty mountains, Xinjiang Autonomous Region has in its territory, three huge mountains and two enormous basins: the Zhunkeer basin between the Tianshan Mountain and the Kunlun Mountain where the vast Takla Makan Desert is found. Most of its rivers are inland rivers, among which the Tarim River is the longest one. The Tianshan Mountain forms climate demarcation line. It's temperate continental dry or semi-dry climate north of the Mountain while south of it, warm temperate continental dry climate. It has rich resources of coal, iron, petroleum, salt, gold and nonferrous metals, of which berylliun, lithium, white mica, albite, serpentines etc. hold the first place in China.     Its chief agricultural produce includes wheat, corn, cotton, silk-cocoons, melon and fruit etc. Among which cotton, melon and fruit hold a significant position in China. Being one of China's five major pastoral areas, it has advanced livestock breeding. Its main industries cover petroleum, coal, textile, foodstuff and metallurgy.     Highway and railway play a major part in transportation of the Xinjiang Autonomous Region, hand in hand with air service and transport through tubes.     Vast in area, Xinjiang has various types of geographical conditions and multitude of regional and ethnic cultures, as well as abundant historical and cultural resources. Among its scenic spots and historical sites are while popular Ravin of Jianhu in Urumqi, Heavenly Lake of the Tianshan Mountain, Flaming Mountains of Turpan, The Mosque in Kaxi, ancient city ruins of Lanlo etc. Main traditional and famous specialties comprise carpet, leather, fine-cashmere, Hami melon and seedless grapes. 9 Days East Xinjiang, China Tour Including: Urumqi, Turpan, Hami, and Balikun 10 Days North Xin Jiang Tour Including: Urumqi, Aletai, Kanas Lake, Kelamayi, and Turpan 10 Days Trekking Tour in the Bogda Peak Area Including: Urumqi, Tianshan Mountain, Turpan, and Gaochang 11 Days Xinjiang Classic Tour Including: Urumqi, Lake of Heaven, Kashgar, Korla, and Turpan 11 Days 4WD Adventure Tour in Xinjiang Drive Cross the Taklimakan Desert along Hotan River 11 Days Trekking Adventure in Xinjiang Horseback Trek to Kanas Original Forest 14 Days Marvels of Silk Road Includes: Beijing, Xi'an, Urumqi, Turpan, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang & Lanzhou 15 Days The Ancient Silk Road Includes: Shanghai, Urumqi, Kashgar, Turpan, Jiayuguan, Dunhuang, Xi'an & Beijing 16 Days Marvels of Silk Road Includes: Beijing, Urumqi, Turpan, Dunhuang, Lanzhou, Xining, Xi'an & Shanghai 17 Days Marvels of Silk Road Includes: Beijing, Xi'an, Lanzhou, Dunhuang, Turpan, Urumqi & Shanghai 19 Days Trekking Through the Taklimakan Desert Including: Urumqi, Korla, Taklimakan Desert, Yutian, Kucha, and Turpan 26 days Climbing Muztag Mt. Tour 26 days Silk Road Tour in China Including: Beijing, Urumqi, Dunhuang, Xi'an, Xining, and Lanzhou 27 Days Travel Around China Includes: Beijing, Urumqi, Kashgar, Turpan, Dunhuang, Xi'an, Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Chongqing, Yangzi River Cruise, Suzhou & Shanghai 34 days Travel Around China Includes: Guangzhou, Guilin, Kunmin, Dali, Lijiang, Diqin, Xi'an, Urumqi, Kashgar, Turpan, Dunhuang, Beijing, Chongqing, Yichang, Shanghai ¡¡				Map Of Zingjiang The Cities Of Xinjiang Urumqi The Scene Spots Of Xijiang Gaochang Ancient City Hanasi Lake Nan Shan Pasture Land Sailimu Lake The Ethnic Minority In Xingjiang The Kazak ethnic minority The Kirgiz ethnic minority The Ozbek ethnic minority The Russian ethnic minority The Tajik ethnic minority The Tartar ethnic minority The Uygyr ethnic minority The Xibe ethnic minority     Please Tell us the area  where you would like to go or the tour you are interested. On otherwise, where is famous you think, if you had been come China?  City:  Scene spot:  Tour:    Contact usIf you have more advice. ¡¡

A view of China through a foreigner's eye

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China ( 中國 ). A voyage to China, Asia.

Antique yet up-to-the-minute, familiar yet unrecognisable, outwardly urban but quintessentially rural, conservative yet path-breaking, space-age but old-fashioned, China is a land of mesmerising and eye-opening contradictions.

Awe-Inspiring AntiquityChina may be modernising at a head-spinning pace, but the slick skyscrapers, Lamborghini showrooms and Maglev trains are just eye-catching but wafer-thin gift-wrapping. Let's face it: the world's oldest continuous civilisation is bound to pull an artefact or two out of its hat. Travel selectively around China and you can quickly tap into a rich seam of antiquity: ponder the legends and myths of the Forbidden City, rediscover your sense of wonder on the Great Wall or attempt to fathom the timeless expressions of the silent Terracotta Warriors.
 Submit to the unique charms ofPíngyáo– China's best preserved walled town – or get a glimpse of Nirvana at the serene Mògāo Caves outside Dūnhuáng. Meander among the historic villages ofWùyuán, wake with the cock crow in an ancient Hakka roundhouse or join well-dressed Tibetan pilgrims on their circuitous kora around Labrang monastery.

Out-of-This-World FlavoursChina is famously fixated with food but do yourself a favour and exchange your meagre local Chinatown menu for the lavish Middle Kingdom cookbook. Wolf down Peking duck, size up a sizzling lamb kebab inKāifēng or gobble down a bowl of Lánzhōu noodles on the Silk Road. SpicyHúnán food really raises the temperature but find time for momo (boiled dumplings), tsampa (roasted barley flour porridge) and other titbits from Tibet. Impress your friends as you gānbēi (down-in-one) the local firewater, sip a frozen daiquiri in a slick Běijīng bar or survey the Shànghǎi skyline through a raised cocktail glass. Second to none, the never-ending culinary adventure is possibly the most enticing aspect of Middle Kingdom travel and you'll come back from China with highly stimulated taste buds and much-cherished gastronomic memories.

Stupendous SceneryChina is vast. Off-the-scale massive. And you've just got to get outside: island-hop in Hong Kong, gaze out over the epic grasslands of Inner Mongolia or squint up at the mind-blowing peaks of the Himalayas. Trek your way around Tiger Leaping Gorge or cycle between the fairy-tale karst pinnacles of Yángshuò. Ponder the desiccated enormity of the Taklamakan Desert or swoon at Huángshān's preternatural mists. Become entranced by theYuányáng Rice Terraces of Yúnnán, size up the awesome sand dunes ofDūnhuáng, hike your way around the exquisite landscape of Déhāng or, when your energy fails you, flake out for a tan on the distant beaches of Hǎinán island.

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Shatuo Rulers in China

During the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644), a Ming emperor conferred seven surnames upon the Jews, by which they are identifiable today: Ai (艾),Shi (石), Gao (高), Jin (金), Li (李), Zhang (張), and Zhao (趙); sinofications of the original seven Jewish clan's family names: Ezra, Shimon, Cohen, Gilbert, Levy, Joshua, and Jonathan, respectively.^[18][19] Interestingly, two of these: Jin and Shi are the equivalent of common Jewish names in the west: Gold and Stone.^{[20][21]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_China}

Shatuo rulers are families of surname Li, Shi, Liu during these eras below. Li are Levy and we know from history that they come from Central Asia.

Category:Shatuo rulers

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The Shatuo (Chinese: 沙陀; pinyin: shātuó or Chinese: 沙陀突厥; pinyin: shātuó tūjué, also: Shato, Sha-t'o, Sanskrit Sart ^[1]) were a Turkic tribe that heavily influenced northern Chinese politics from the late ninth century through the tenth century. They are noted for founding 3 of the 5 dynasties and 1 of the kingdoms during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.

• ► Later Han Dynasty (Five Dynasties) emperors‎ (2 P)
• ► Later Jin Dynasty emperors‎ (2 P)
• ► Later Tang Dynasty emperors‎ (4 P)

• ► Northern Han emperors‎ (2 P)