Xinjiang: Far West China

Updated October 2024: As you may know, China has systematically been cracking down on the use of VPNs for the past few years. Almost every virtual private network experiences connection troubles...

https://www.farwestchina.com/tips/best-vpn-for-china/

What the Chinese have mastered, however, is the art of enjoying a public park and it's something that I think we as Americans can learn from. The post Xinjiang Public Park (Chinese Style) appe...

https://www.farwestchina.com/blog/central-park-chinese-style/

If you've spent any amount of time in Xinjiang, chances are you've heard this song more times than you can count. It is, in my opinion, the most popular song in Xinjiang. The post The Most Popu...

https://www.farwestchina.com/blog/xinjiangs-most-popular-song-video-oynasun/

Is it still possible earn extra money flying as an air courier? Back in the day, being an on-board courier used to be a popular travel hack that would get you free flights. Ever since the attack...

https://www.farwestchina.com/tips/how-to-be-air-courier/

The Shanghaiist website has picked up on a story that I've been reading about with interest over the last few months. A Uyghur Christian named Alimjan Yimit was sentenced to 15 years in prison la...

https://www.farwestchina.com/culture/uyghur-christians-in-muslim-xinjiang/

In December of 2014, Xinjiang’s first high speed train was opened to the public. At the time, it only reached as far as Hami, but in 2015 it connected the Xinjiang capital of Urumqi with the Ga...

https://www.farwestchina.com/blog/xinjiangs-new-high-speed-train/

Thousands of years of history can be found scattered throughout China’s remote, western region of Xinjiang. Traveling along these old routes, you’ll run across ancient cities, painted caves, ...

https://www.farwestchina.com/travel/xinjiang-buddhist-stupas/

A short distance south of Xinjiang's capital of Urumqi there is a portion of beautiful land known as Nanshan, or "South Mountains". For years tourist and locals have traveled away from the noisy,...

https://www.farwestchina.com/blog/golf-in-xinjiang-elite-sport-in-poor-province/

Most foreigners these days are welcomed to Xinjiang with open arms. There is, however, a list of foreigners - both past and present - who will forever be scorned in the Xinjiang history books. Th...

https://www.farwestchina.com/blog/xinjiangs-most-wanted-foreigners/

Since you’re already pretty deep into Central Asia when you visit China’s western region of Xinjiang, many people take the opportunity to visit some neighboring countries as well. Kazakhstan ...

https://www.farwestchina.com/travel/how-to-travel-from-urumqi-to-kazakhstan/