XINJIANG- A number of journalists from some Asian, European, and African countries paid a one-week visit to Xinjiang province, in the northwest of China. The trip was arranged by the China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC), and sponsored by China Global Television Network (CGTN) in a program named “China Up Close” initiated by the CGTN. During their travel, the journalists visited different places in three major cities of the province; Urumqi, the capital of province, Kashgar, the Pearl of the Silk Road, and Aksu, where they gained first-hand knowledge about the region’s development and cultural protection, and astonished by the beautiful nature and rich culture of the province.
The journalists said they were impressed by robust economic growth and well-protected culture. Xinjiang is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest of the country at the crossroads of Central Asia and East Asia. Being the largest province-level division of China by area and the 8th-largest country subdivision in the world, Xinjiang spans over 1.
6 million square kilometers. Xinjiang borders Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and India. As reported by Xinhua, Xinjiang has seen remarkable growth across key economic indicators since last year, with its growth rates of GDP, investment, consumption, import and export, fiscal revenue and resident income levels all ranking among the top five nationwide.