Urumqi means " A beautiful Pasture land " in ancient Mongolian used by the Junggar tribe. 2000 years ago it was once an important town on the new northern route of the Silk Road, which made important contribution in promoting Sino-fore- ign economic & cultural exchanges. During the 22nd year of the Zhenguan's reign in the Tang Dynasty, 648 A.D. , the Tang government set up the town of Luntai in the ancient town seat of Urabo.which is 10 kilometers away from the southern su- burb of Urumqi nowadays. The Ancient Luntai Town, which played quit significant a role on the new northern route of Silk Road in the Tang Dynasty, was the only town of tax collection, the only town of management, the town of supply and the first town as well. In the time of Qing Dynasty(A.D.1763) , the emperor Qian Lon- g named the expanded city as "DiHua". UP to A.D.1884, another emperor Guang Xu put up Xinjiang as a Province and the Di Hua city as the capital of XinJiang. Af- ter the founding of the people's Republic of China, by Feb.1,1954, the city name was restored to its original meaning e.g.Urumqi .

Urumqi belongs to the continental climate, sunshine enough, rain little, annual rainfall is 150 mms, the day in whole area difference in temperature is general at 12 above.

Urumqi is the only road of the north new route on the ancient "Silk Road" of world renown and the land of being gathered together for east- west cultural exchange in history. The ancient city of wulapo is a miniature of silk-road culture. The Repressing-Dragon of Red Hill Tower , The Red Phoenix Facing The Sun pavilion and Yue Wei Cottage etc reflect history and declare to the visitors．In the landscape of the Heavenly Lake, the ice corrodes lake and the white snow makes a pleasing scene in the natural landscape of Nanshan Mountain, the snowy peaks penetrate into the clouds, with verdant woods. And No.1 glacier towers aloft just like a pyramid .

The Mukam dance music and the Mexilep dance is like the shaking constellation . Horse racing, lamb tussling etc look as if being in a dre- amland. Modern buildings, sculptures, gardens ,amusement parks and holiday villages Will make the capital city have the demeanor of the modernized metropolis．