In China, there is one place where you won’t get free shipping when you order, and that is Xinjiang. Let’s explore this together!
Xinjiang covers an area of approximately 1,665,000 km².
From Urumqi to Kashgar is equivalent to the distance from Xi’an to Shenzhen. The distance from Hami to Kashgar is similar to that from Chengdu to Hangzhou. The stretch from Altay to Hotan is comparable to traveling from Beijing to Guangzhou.
If you are a shipper, you may have traversed more than half of China without fully exploring Xinjiang. So just how large is Xinjiang?
Xinjiang is roughly equivalent to 100 Beijings or 287 Shanghais. The total area of Xinjiang is about equal to the combined areas of: Beijing + Shanghai + Henan + Hebei + Shanxi + Guangdong + Hainan + Jiangsu + Anhui + Zhejiang + Hunan.
Xinjiang is a resource-rich region of China.
If you travel to Xinjiang and suddenly need to use the restroom, the locals might say, “Just go straight, but it’s a bit far.” You must be alert and definitely take a vehicle, because when people from Xinjiang say it’s a bit far, they really mean it’s very far. Don’t ask me why? I initially walked, and later had to buy new pants.
In Xinjiang, there’s a saying that goes like this. After a 3-hour flight, you ask the flight attendant, “Have we left the province yet?” The flight attendant replies, “Sir, we’ve left the county!”