Drive around Urumqi City Center – Northwest China
Urumqi City (Uyghur : ئۈرۈمۆى شەەۉرى, Chinese: 乌鲁木齐市), formerly known as Dihua, is the capital of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in Northwestern China.
During prehistory, the site of the future Urumqi was occupied by a nomadic people known in Chinese accounts as the Jushi (車師; sometimes pronounced Cheshi), who lived mainly on the northern slopes of the surrounding Tianshan Mountains.
The Jushi are often regarded as likely precursors of the Tocharian peoples, who later established city states in the Tarim Basin, south of the present site of Urumqi.
The city has a long history.
It was a seat of local government and collected taxes from the caravans along the northern route of the Silk Road.
Urumqi has seen significant economic development since the 1990s and currently serves as a regional transport node and a cultural, political and commercial center.
Video Source: 乌鲁木齐市区拥堵之旅，驾车巡游中亚第一大城市、距离海洋最远的内陆城市 on Bilibili
