Things to do in Changji, CN
Xinjiang coal mine explosion kills 21 ... The blast occurred at about 1:26 am as 34 miners worked underground at the Baiyanggou coal mine in the Changji Hui ...
Changji Museum of Dinosaurs is a huge 4 story building which amazes customers at the first sight. The outside looks like a mountain made of blue glass and white stones.
Ancient Ruins & Temples. ... More near Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area. ... Changji » Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area. More near Tianshan Tianchi Scenic Area. Stuart Taylor.
Formerly known as Yaochi ("Jade Lake"), it was named Tianchi in 1783 by Mingliang, the Qing Commander of Urumqi Command. The lake is 1,907 metres (6,257 ft) above sea level, covering 4.9 square kilometres (1.9 sq mi), 105 metres (344 ft) deep at the deepest point.
Changji (Chinese: 昌吉; pinyin: Chāngjí; Uyghur: سانجى, Санҗи , ULY: Sanji) is a county-level city situated about 40 km (25 mi) west of the regional capital, Ürümqi in northern Xinjiang, China, and has about 390,000 inhabitants.
Bogda Peak: It is the highest peak in the eastern part of the Tianshan Mountain range. Situated in the south of Fukang County it has an altitude of 5,445 meters (17,864 feet). The distances as the crow flies, from the peak to Urumqi and the Fukang county seat, are 60 and 49 kilometers (37 and 31 miles) respectively.
Urumqi city, Xinjiang Province, Eastern:M Eastern was in August 2007, approved by the State Council, by original miquan city of Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture and the original merger in Dongshan district of Urumqi city, attached to Urumqi.
By Wang Xu (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-08-18 14:35 Comments Print Mail Large Medium Small An exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps opened at the National Museum of China on Friday.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple, or Taimiao (simplified Chinese: 太 庙; traditional Chinese: 太 廟; pinyin: Tài miào) of Beijing, is a historic site in the Imperial City, just outside the Forbidden City, where during both the Ming and Qing Dynasties, sacrificial ceremonies were held on the most important festival occasions in honor of the imperial family's ancestors.