“我们新疆好地方，天山南北好风光……”。

  《新疆好》这首歌，唱遍了中国大地，这首歌赞美了新疆的美丽富饶，展望了新疆的锦绣前程。我热爱新疆——这生我养我的故乡。

新疆维吾尔自治区，位于中国的西北部，面积166万多平方公里，约占全国总面积的六分之一；它与蒙古国、俄罗斯、哈萨克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦、塔吉克斯坦、阿富汗、巴基斯坦、印度八国接壤，边界线长达5，000多公里。

  新疆是一个以维吾尔族为主体的多民族聚居的地区，总人口1925多万。主要民族有维吾尔、汉、哈萨克、回、蒙古、柯尔克孜、鍚伯、塔吉克、塔塔尔、乌 孜克、达斡尔、满、俄罗斯等：自治区首府乌鲁木齐市。新疆地处亚欧大陆腹地，山川壮丽，风光旖旎，地形奇特，原始粗犷。北有阿尔泰山；南有昆仑山、喀喇昆仑山、阿尔金山：中部横亘着天山山脉，把新疆分为南北两部，形成塔里木盆地和准噶尔盆地。雄伟的冰峰山岭，辽阔的草原，浩瀚的戈壁、沙漠，美丽的绿洲，幽深的湖泊，纵横奔腾的河流，表现了大自然的美：新疆的旅游资源有许多是“中国之最”，乃至“世界之最”。著名的风景名胜区有天池(古称瑶池)、喀纳斯湖、巴音布鲁克天鹅湖、赛里木湖、乌鲁木齐南山风景区等。

  新疆古称“西域”。举世闻名的古“丝绸之路”进入新疆後，分为南、中、北三道。沿途文物古迹极为丰富。属国家级重点文物保护单位有：高昌故城、交河故城、楼兰故城、北庭故城、克孜尔千佛洞、柏孜克里克千佛洞、库木吐拉千佛洞、阿巴克和加墓、阿斯塔那古墓群、苏公塔、尼雅遗址、苏巴什佛寺遗址、伊犁将军府、森木赛姆千佛洞。属自治区级重点文物保护单位有120处。新疆地域辽阔，物产丰富，是一块宝地。新疆各兄弟民旌在长期的历史发展过程中形成了多姿多彩的民族风情，具有浓郁的民族特色。新疆素有“歌舞之乡”、“瓜果之乡”之美称。

   新疆的交通便利，航空、铁路、公路四通八达，旅游设施日臻完善。

新疆维吾尔自治区主席
阿不来提·阿不都热西提 　

Xinjiang is a Fine place

    ----'Our Xinjiang is a fine place, with beautiful scenery around Xinjiang...'.
    It is the beginning of the popular song Xinjiang is a Fine Place sung all over China. The song eulogizes Xinjiang's charm and fertility as well as splendid prosperity. I have a deep love for Xinjinaig- my native land.
    Located in China's northwest, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region covers a land area of 1.66 square kilometers, one sixth of the country's total area. It borders on the eight countries of Mongolia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirgrzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, with a border- line of 5,000 kilometers.
    Xinjiang is a multi-national compact community dominated by Uygur nationality, with a population of 19.25 million. The main ethnic groups are Uygur, Han, Kazak, Hui, Mongolian, Kirgizia, Xibe, Tajik, Tartar, Uzbek, Daur, Manchu and Russian. Urumchi is the capital of the region.
    Located in the inner-land of Euro-Asian continent, Xinjiang is featured by splendid mountains and rivers, charming scenery, particular and primitive topography, with the Altay Mountains in the north, the Kunlun Mountains, Karakorum Mountains and the Altun Mountains in the south; the Tianshan Mountains towering in the middle, which separates Xinjiang into southern and northern areas and forms the Tarim Basin and the Junggar Basin. The natural beauty is made up of imposing glaciers and snow ridges, vast grassland, boundless Gobi desert, beautiful oases, serene lakes and surging rivers. Xinjiang boasts of numerous "tops" at home and even abroad in terms of tourist resources, such as: the well-known scenic spots of the Heavenly Lake (Devine Pool called in ancient times), the Kanas Lake, the Bayanbulak Swan Lake, the Sayram Lake and Ummchi Nanshan scenic area.
   Xinjiang is known as the West Region in ancient times. The Silk Road renown far and near, after entering Xinjiang, branches into three routes: the Southern, the Central and Northern. Along these routes lies abundant cultural relics and remains including national monuments such as: the Ancient City of Gaochang, the Ancient City of Jiaohe, the Ancient City of Jiaohe, the Ancient City of Loulan. The Ancient City of Beiting, the Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave, the Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, the Kumutura Thousand Buddha Caves, the Apakhoja Tombs, the Astana Ancient Tomb Complex, the Sugong Minaret, the Niya remains, the Remains of Subashi Ancient Temples, the Yili General Prefecture and the Simsem Thousand Buddha Caves, There are 120 key provincial monuments.
   Xinjiang is a treasure-land with vast territory and rich mineral resources. In the course of long-term historical development, different fraternal nationalities have formed colorful national folkways and possessed strong national flavor. Xinjiang is commonly known as "Land of Song and Dance" and "Land of Melons and Fruit". Xinjiang has easier access to traffic, whose civil aviation, railway and highway are radiating to all directions and tourist facilities are becoming sound. Xinjiang tourism departments can develop the items: sightseeing tour, the ancient Silk Road tout, folkways tour, long-distance bus tour, mountaineering tour, grassland tour, hunting trip, desert exploring trip, archeological tour and bio-tour.
   Friends at home and abroad are welcome to Xinjiang for a visit!
   Abulet. Abdureshit
   Governor of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region