Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China covers an area of 1.66 million square Kilometers, with a population of 17 million. It has very rich tourism resources and has great potential for developing the tourism industry.

Xinjiang has rich tourism resources, vast both in quantity and variety, with high levels, large capacities and complete functions, thus promising a good prospect. In Xinjiang, one finds all the driest, hottest and coldest places in China. It also has China's longest continental river, lowest lowland, largest inland lake and largest desert. One can see in Xinjiang wold famous Yadan landforms, stone mushrooms formed by wind erosion, caves, limestone towers, as well as natural spectacular views as desert images and ringing sand. In addition, Xinjiang has many rare desert animals and plants.

The land of Xinjiang is very different in its the altitude, from the Turpan Aiding lake, the world's lowest land second only to the Dead sea in Jorkan, to the Qiao geli peak, the world's highest mountain second only to the Everest, with the difference between the two places being 8765 meters! With such a widely different natural view, Xinjiang is reputed as a place of "four seasons in a single mountain and two climates within dozens of miles". Xingjiang's mountain area accounts for 4490 of its total area. It has numerous continent rivers and mountain lakes, along with countless hot springs, air fountains, and glaciers. On the top of a mountain, there come clearly into view desert oases, the hill in the wilderness, grassland and forest, snow-covered mountains, lakes and basins, and so on. The vast stretches of grassland are covered with colourful wildflowers, cattle and sheep, as well as picturesque landscapes.

The historical tourist resources in Xinjiang boast unique charm. The Silk Road across the territory is famous worldwide. There are 236 sites in Xinjiang that are worth studying as historical, art or scientific legacies. They include ancient cultural ruins, ancient tombs, ancient caves and temples such as the Thousand-Buddha Cave, stone carvings, art modern memorials, 10 of which have been rated as key national cultural relics under protection. There are also 16 thousand-Buddha cave sites, with more than 550 caves being fundamentally intact. Besides, there are several thousand cultural relics and 22 natural reserves. The discovery of Altay corridor of rock paintings, dinosaur fossils in Junggar and monstrous lizard has drawn the attention of experts and scholars both at home and abroad.

Xinjiang is a multi-national region, the daily lifestyle, culture and art folk custom and festivals of all nationalities have strong local national characteristics. Minority nationalities since ancient time are famous for their singing and dancing and these unique songs and dances are the most attractive tourism resources of Xinjiang. Xinjing has enjoyed the fame of hometown of fruits and melons, the home town of horses, country of gold and jade and kingdom of carpet from ancient time. These are the reasons why Xinjiang being loved so much by so many tourists. Xinjiang has long boundary lines and many ports, is the province bordered with most neighbouring countries, longest boundary lines, most land ports opened to the outside, and best land port for the inbound tour in China. Xinjiang keeps a good relationship with central and west Asia peoples, so it is very attractive for tourists both from home and abroad.

Spotless packaging lines are in full operation at a Xinjiang Fruits Products Group factory in Urumqi. Dried dates, walnuts and raisins produced in Xinjiang are sold across the country and overseas.