Tight security as Olympic flame starts Xinjiang leg Jun 17, 2008
The torch moves Wednesday to the Silk Road oasis city of Kashgar, then to the cities of Shihezi and Changji on Thursday. The timing of the Xinjiang leg had been unexpectedly brought forward from its original slot next week. (Yahoo! Asia News)
China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival opens in Urumqi Jun 9, 2008
Ten theaters in Urumqi and Changji will host 45 performances during the event ... China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival aims to connect the Chinese folk dance with various dance styles in the world," Said Meng Xiaosi, vice minister of culture. " We hope that China Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival will be a party not only for international artists but also for the common people," Meng said. Performers dance during the opening ceremony of the first China Xinjiang International... (Xinhuanet, China)
Five dead, six missing in NW China flood Jul 20, 2007
Heavy rains have swept Xinjiang since last Saturday, killing nine people in northern Xinjiang's Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture and injuring 11 others. Floods triggered by the rains inundated 9,933 hectares of crops in Changji, destroying 800 homes, killing 962 cattle and forcing the relocation of 5,891 people in the prefecture. (Xinhuanet, China)
