Urumqi乌鲁木齐

Urumqi is a large, dry inland hub where exact distances matter. Build city days around the museum, Erdaoqiao and Red Hill, then treat Nanshan valleys and Tianchi as weather-dependent road excursions. Tianchi is in Fukang, Changji Prefecture, not inside Urumqi municipality; Turpan, Kashgar and Kanas are separate destinations and are intentionally not listed as city sights.