ByAPDwriterYangSiyaoTurpan,locatedinNorthwestChina'sXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion,isknownforitshightemperaturesinsummer,variouskindsoffruitsandnumeroushistorica
The ancient tradition of silk farming could be revived at Turpan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region as part of a project to restore exquisite clothing and other items up to 2,000 years old found in ancient tombs.
The Chinese central government has approved the establishment of a third prefecture-level city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said a senior regional official on Sunday.