In Urumqi, the world is just one shopping trip away
By Wang Xiaoping, Michael Kurtagh, Xu Jingwen, Wang Yuheng (
People's Daily Online)
09:15, August 14, 2026
Here in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the world is just a shopping trip away.
From Korean face masks and Italian olive oil to Indonesian coffee, Indian incense, Russian vodka, African drums — and even potato chips from the US.
Different countries, different flavors, all in one city.
(Web editor: Zhang Kaiwei, Du Mingming)
