Silk Road - Urumqi
During the Qing Dynasty (1763) the city was called Luntai or Dihua which means the enlightened. In 1954 the city was renamed Urumqi, the beautiful pasture. © Michael D. Manning - See the Silk Road map with a complete picture set.

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