7 Sights in Ürümqi, China (with Map and Images)

Xinjiang People's Theater, also known as the South Gate Theater, is a modern public cultural facility located in Tianshan District, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is a building with landmark nature, Eurasian architectural style and national characteristics. In 2013, it was recorded as a national key cultural relics protection unit. On November 24, 2018, it was inscribed on the list of China's 20th century architectural heritage.

Wikipedia: 新疆人民剧场 (ZH)

The former site of the Eighth Route Army Office in Xinjiang is the location of the Eighth Route Army Office in Xinjiang Province during the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, and the Memorial Hall of the Eighth Route Army Office in Xinjiang is also located here, located at No. 392, Shengli Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is now managed by the Urumqi Museum (Urumqi Revolutionary Historical Memorial Site Management Center). The former site of the Eighth Route Army Office in Xinjiang is a national key cultural relics protection unit, a national patriotic education demonstration base, a national anti-Japanese war memorial facility, a site, and a Chinese 20th century architectural heritage.

Wikipedia: 八路军驻新疆办事处旧址 (ZH)

The location of the geographical centre of Asia depends on the definition of the borders of Asia, mainly whether remote islands are included to define the extreme points of Asia, and on the method of calculating the final result.

Wikipedia: Geographical midpoint of Asia (EN)

Shaanxi Great Mosque, also known as Urumqi Shaanxi Great Mosque, is located at No. 10, Yonghe Lane, Heping South Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and is an Islamic mosque. Shaanxi Great Mosque is the largest mosque of the Hui people in Urumqi.

Wikipedia: 乌鲁木齐陕西大寺 (ZH)

The ancient city of Wulabo is an ancient city located in the southern part of Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China. It is the earliest and best-preserved ancient city ruins in Urumqi. In 2001, the ancient city of Wulabo was listed as a national key cultural relics protection unit. There is controversy about the history of the ancient city of Wulabo, and there are theories such as the county seat of Luntai in the Tang Dynasty, the capital city of Xiaojin in the Han Dynasty, the state of Geluo Prefecture and the capital of Jinfu Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty, and the Jinpu City in the Han Dynasty.

Wikipedia: 乌拉泊古城 (ZH)

The Memorial Hall of the General Detachment of the West Route Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army is located in Xihou Street, Tianshan District, Urumqi City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and is a memorial hall reconstructed from the former site of the General Detachment of the West Route Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army. The former site of the General Detachment of the West Route Army of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army was listed as a cultural relics protection unit of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in July 1962, and in 2021, the memorial hall was listed as the first batch of revolutionary cultural relics of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.

Wikipedia: 中国工农红军西路军总支队纪念馆 (ZH)

The memorial hall of Mao Zemin's former residence is located at No. 29, Mingde Road, Tianshan District, Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and was the residence of Mao Zemin when he was the acting director of the Xinjiang Provincial Department of Finance from 1940 to 1941. The memorial covers an area of 959 square meters. The memorial hall is a quadrangle composed of three buildings: the former site of Mao Zemin's office and dormitory, the former site of the Xinjiang Provincial Finance College and the exhibition hall. Among them, the former site of Mao Zemin's office and dormitory was included in the eighth batch of national key cultural relics protection units. The Memorial Hall of Mao Zemin's Former Residence is managed by the Urumqi Museum (Urumqi Revolutionary History Memorial Site Management Center) under the Urumqi Municipal Bureau of Culture.

Wikipedia: 毛泽民故居纪念馆 (ZH)