URUMQI, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) A scenic highway built across Hongkeng Village in northwest China Xinjiang has boosted local tourism industry and improved people wel
250 years ago, led by Wubashi Khan, the Torghut Mongols chose to leave the Volga River basin where they had lived for nearly one and a half centuries. After a tough journey, Torghut managed to return to Yili, Xinjiang, where they called "the place where the sun rises".
250 years ago, led by Wubashi Khan, the Torghut Mongols chose to leave the Volga River basin where they had lived for nearly one and a half centuries. After a tough journey, Torghut managed to return to Yili, Xinjiang, where they called "the place where the sun rises".
Glaciers are stunningly beautiful, but they can be equally terrifying. In recent years, the dripping meltwater of Glacier No 1 in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region sounds like the roll of a war drum, its accelerated beat getting more and more intense every day.