Situated in the northwest of China, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region was known in China as the Western Territory in ancient times.

Its 1.66 million square kilometers represent about one-sixth of the total territory of the country, making it the largest of Chinas regions and provinces. Xinjiang also has the longest boundary among Chinas provinces and autonomous regions and shares 5,600 kilometers of frontier with Mongolia in the northeast, then Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the west, and then Afghanistan, Pakistan and India in the southwest.

Xinjiang has a desert climate with a low annual rainfall of only 150 millimeters (6 inches). Winters are very cold and summers extremely hot.

Superlatives are often used when describing Xinjiang: It is the most arid province; also contains the hottest and the coldest places; the longest inland river, the Tarim; the lowest marsh, the Aydingkol Lake (Moonlight Lake) in the Turpan Basin; the largest inland lake and the largest desert. In Xinjiang tourists can visit the world-famous Yadan Spectacle in Korla, stone forests, enjoy the mystery of the desert with its spectacular sand mountains. The ancient Silk Road brought Xinjiang a mix of eastern and western cultures which left behind stunning relics.

No.	Institutions	Telephone		Fax  /  E-mail  /  http		Address / Postcode
544.	XINJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY	4841601 -2535		4814656  4812513 E-mail: xsdxbm@mail.xj.cninfo.net http://www.xjnu.edu.cn		No. 19 Xinyi Rd. URUMUQI 830054
545.	XINJIANG UNIVERSITY	8581249		8582221 http://www.xju.edu.cn		No.14 Shengli Rd. URUMUQI 830046
546.	XINJIANG AGRICULTURE UNIVERSITY	8762577		8750159 http://www.xjau.edu.cn		No. 42 Nanchanglu  URUMUQI 830052
547.	XINJIANG MEDICINE UNIVERSITY	4362273		4314924 E-mail: kaiser.rena@yahoo.com.cn http://www.xjmu.edu.cn		No.8 Xinyilu URUMUQI 830054
548.	YILI TEACHERS’ COLLEGE	8120445		8124245 http://www.ylsy.edu.cn		No.298 Jiefanglu YI’NING 835000
549.	KASHI TEACHERS’COLLEGE	2822996		2825144 http://www.kstc.edu.cn		No.463 Kuonanazeerbagelu  KASHI 844007
550.	URUMQI OCCUPATIONAL INSTITUTE	8828470		http://www.vvu.edu.cn http://www.uvu.edu.cn		No.72 Xingfulu URUMUQI 830002
551.	SHIHEZI UNIVERSITY	2058053		2058158 E-mail: fanyg_sh@mail.cninfo.net http://www.shzu.edu.cn		Beisilu SHIHEZI 832003
552.	XINJIANG ARTS INSTITUTE	2568202		2555429 E-mail: xjartfo@mail.xj/cninfo.net http://www.xjart.edu.cn		No.78 Tuanjianlu URUMUQI 830000
553.	XINJIANG EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE	2825282		2825282 E-mail: sxxkwp@263.net http://www.xjei.edu.cn		No.8 Guanminglu URUMUQI 830000
554.	XINJIANG COLLEGE OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS	7842017		3740942 E-mail: zangrj@yahoo.com.cn http://www.xjife.edu.cn		No.15 Beijing Rd. URUMPQ  830012
555.	URUMQI ADULT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE	2625857		2617156 http://www.uaei.com.cn		No.36 Xingfu Rd. URUMQI 830002
556.	CHANGJI COLLEGE	2331562		2354207 http://www.cjc.net.cn		No.17 North Beijinglu CHANGJI 831100
557.	HETIAN TEACHERS’COLLEGE	2512278		2513505 http://corp.3721.com		No.33 Nuerbage Xi Road, HETIAN 848000
City Code of Xinjiang Uygur Aotonomous Region:			Urumqi：0991 Kashi：0998   Hetian： 0903		Shihezi：0993 Changji：0994

 (China Scholarship Council December 4, 2008)