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Ürümqi
Ürümqi
(literally "beautiful pasture", from the Dzungar
Oirat language
) is the capital of the
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
of the
People's Republic of China
in
Northwest China
. Ürümqi was a major hub on the
Silk Road
during China's
Tang dynasty
, and developed its reputation as a leading cultural and commercial center during the
Qing dynasty
.
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