What are the must-buy specialties for Urumqi?

Hotan carpet is famous not only in Xinjiang, but also internationally. Xinjiang carpet is unique in the international carpet industry because of its smooth luster, solid and soft carpet board, elegant appearance, bright colors, more distinctive national characteristics and strong local colors. Xinjiang carpet, as an important traditional precious export commodity in Xinjiang, has won the praise of users all over the world and is called the unique "Oriental" carpet.

2. Ili lavender essential oil

Ili is known as the "South of the Great Wall", surrounded by mountains (Tianshan Mountains) on three sides, with abundant sunshine, humid climate, large temperature difference between day and night, fertile land, fertile grass and sweet water, rich products and unique resources. The essence of history, simple culture, rich ethnic customs and unpolluted ecological environment describe the carefree atmosphere of "the sky is grey and the wild, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low". Nature endows this multi-ethnic Ili Valley with geographical and climatic conditions similar to those of the Mediterranean, so in the last century, exotic flowers and plants bloomed in China, the "hometown of lavender".

3. Xinjiang Apocynum venetum

Xinjiang apocynum fiber is slender, strong in tensile force, soft and shiny, resistant to temperature and corrosion, and widely used. The stems can be used as raw materials for papermaking, the leaves can be used as drinks or feed, and the milk contained in the roots and leaves can be used to extract rubber. Traditional Chinese medicine takes aerial parts as medicine, which is slightly cold and bitter in taste, and has the functions of clearing away heat and reducing fire, calming the liver and calming the wind. It is mainly used to treat headache, dizziness and insomnia. The leaves contain apocynin, which has cardiotonic effect, and can be made into Luobu tea, Luobu pills and Luobu cigarettes to treat hypertension and other diseases. Apocynum venetum is mainly distributed along the Tarim River and Peacock River in Tarim Basin, covering an area of about 8 million mu.

4. Hetian jade in Xinjiang

Hetian suet jade is the best rose stone in the world today. There are countless rare treasures carved from Hetian jade. At present, the "Dayu Water Control Jade Mountain" collected by the Palace Museum in Beijing is carved with Hetian jade weighing 5,300 kilograms. The national "Thousand Buddha" is carved from 3473 kilograms of fine Hetian jade.

5. Xinjiang Ruoqiang Jujube

Ruoqiang grey jujube is called Ruoqiang jujube, and Ruoqiang jujube is also called Ruoqiang fragrant jujube, also called Loulan jujube and Loulan jujube. Ruoqiang Jujube is produced in Ruoqiang County, Ruoqiang Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is known as the "first county in China" and is a natural air-dried jujube unique to China. Ruoqiang is located at the intersection of Taklimakan Desert and Altun Snow Mountain.

This is a beautiful and magical place-located in the Gobi of Wan Li, with the best height of 800 meters above sea level far from the ocean. The frost-free period of 2 10 a year, coupled with the high temperature in Taklimakan desert and the day-and-night alternation of cool airflow in Altun Mountain snow area, forms a temperature difference of about 28 degrees (high temperature in the daytime can strengthen the photosynthesis of crops and is conducive to the accumulation of nutrients, while low temperature at night can reduce the consumption of nutrients and help the accumulation of nutrients and sugar in fruits).