A Step Forward to China (3)Ürümqi(우루무치),A Stop along the Ancient Silk Road이가은 ❖ Ürümqi(烏魯木齊, 우루무치) Ürümqi is the colorful, busy capital of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in Western China. Ürümqi has been a hub for transport and commerce in the Xinjiang region for two thousand years ever since travelers first forged the northern route of the Silk Road across China. It now acts as a hinge fo..