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Xinjiang Ili
Xinjiang DiaryXinjiang Diary
    Having spent a fascinating week in Xinjiang, CRI reporter Liu Min has a lot to share.
Fruit ValleyFruit Valley
    Fruit valley, also called Talqi Valley, built in the early C.13th, was an important passage for the transportation between east and west.
Sayram LakeSayram Lake
    Legend has that Sayram Lake is made by the tears of two young kazak lovers...
Ili RiverIli River
    Ili River, one of the largest mountain rivers in Xinjiang, takes its beginning in eastern Mt. Tianshan.
Ili    In ancient times, Ili was part of the state of Wusun, a tributary of the Xiongnu. Wusun was replaced by Western Tujue Khnate in 552. During Tang Dynasty, Khnate was part of the Tang Empire. It became Chahetai Khnate during Yuan Dynasty. In 1949, Ili was made a special administrative area of Xinjiang, with one city and 9 counties, and was upgraded to a city in 1952.
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Travel Tips
transportation    For going there, visitors can fly to Urumqi, and then take a plane or coach to Yining. map    Ili Valley is located in the northwest part of Xinjiang, about 60 kilometers east of the Kazakhstan border.
climate    Commonly known as the "humid island" of the desert, has a pleasant climate most of the year.
accommodation    Most travelers who visit Ili valley stay in the hotels in Yining, capital of the area.food    Yining has some great ethnic culinary specialties: Milk tea,Uigur rice,Fen Soup...shopping    The main Uigur Bazaar in Yining is south of Youth Park (Qingnian Gongyuan)
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