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Cities and places across Xinjiang

From the Tian Shan to the Tarim Basin, this regional view places the magazine’s cities and selected sites in context. City markers are approximate orientation points; peaks indicate summits, not heritage boundaries or entrances.

Xinjiang · China
Ürümqi Changji Karamay Turpan Hami Ili Bortala Altay Tacheng Bayingolin Aksu Kashgar Hotan Kizilsu Ürümqi Grand Bazaar Bogda Grape Valley Yar City Tomur Kizil Caves Jiya

Simplified physical geography · orientation only

These places remain in the list without map markers because the available coordinates do not identify a reliable point.

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Jiya

The township sits beside the Yurungkash River, in a region the city page calls known for jade. The craft on that page is tie-dye silk, on the national list since 2008, made in houses and in factories.

Jiya

A weaver at a wooden loom, silk warp threads rising into the frame.

Dye before the loom

In Jiya, atlas means tie-dye: silk is bound and dyed, and only then woven, in houses and in factories.

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  1. At a loom in Jiya: the dyed thread is already in the warp before the cloth appears.Zossolino · CC BY-SA 4.0 Photo source ↗ Rights information ↗