CHINA (Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region): The first Museum of Dinosaurs to be opened in Changji (Xinjiang)

The first Museum of fossil animals – Museum of dinosaurs is created in Changji (Xinjiang) and will be officially opened in May this year.  read more CHINA: 9th 'Silk Road' Ice and Snow Festival opens in Urumqi.

At the end of December 2011, the 9th 'Silk Road' Ice and Snow Festival opened at the scenic Nanshan Ski Resort in Urumqi. read more CHINA: The first mountain expressway Sairam Nur-Guozigou is put into service

In late-September in Guozigou area there took place the ceremony marking the completion and official putting into service of Sairam Lake-Guozigou expressway. read more CHINA: Chinese sector of the Great Silk Road will be supplemented with new tourist centres

With the purpose of tourism development the authorities of Charklyk (Zhotszyan) district in Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region (China) approved the project under which more than 77 million USD is to be invested on restoration of famous ancient cities of Loulan and Milan (Miran). read more CHINA: In Xinjiang tourists managed to make video of Kanas "Nessy"

A creature unknown to science was put on film of an amateur camera by tourists during their sail on board of yacht along Kanas lake in Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region of China. read more CHINA: New direct international air routes to connect Urumchi with Oakland, Amsterdam and Vancouver

China Southern Airlines Company launches three new direct international air ... full text routes which are to link Urumchi – the administrative centre of Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region with Oakland (New Zealand), Amsterdam (the Netherlands) and Vancouver (Canada). read more CHINA: A new expressway is to be constructed in Xinjiang.

The construction of Kashgar-Irkeshtam expressway will be launched in March this year.
read more CHINA: Airport Aksu opened after reconstruction

Following the completion of reconstruction works in Aksu airport (Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region) the Urumchi-Aksu flight was recommenced.

read more CHINA: Prehistoric rock paintings found in Xinjiang

Recently, a piece of a prehistoric painting on a rock has been found in Xinjiang. Experts estimated that the painting is about 6,000 to 7,000 years old.

read more CHINA: “Horgos” Chinese-Kazakh International Centre of border cooperation is to open in 2010

The Chinese-Kazakh International Centre of border cooperation “Horgos”, which is being constructed on the border between China and Kazakhstan, will be commissioned in October this year.

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