Shihezi City
Shihezi City Overview
Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in northern Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China. It has a population of 380,130 according to the 2010 census. Shihezi is located at the northern foothills of the middle part of the Tian Shan range...
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Shihezi is a sub-prefecture-level city in northern Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China. It has a population of 380,130 according to the 2010 census. Shihezi is located at the northern foothills of the middle part of the Tian Shan range approximately 136 kilometres (85 mi) from the regional capital of Ürümqi.
Shihezi (Xinjiang) Travel Guide introduces useful travel information of Shihezi including travel tips, attractions, top things to do, tours, transportation, weather, climate, food, restaurants, accommodation, festivals, nightlife, activities, education, shopping, photos and maps.
Although Shihezi is almost surrounded on the east, west, and north by the Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture (which also includes the city’s eastern neighbor, the much older historically Hui town of Manas), it is not a part of it.
Located in an area further from the nearest seacoast than any other region on earth, Shihezi has a continental semi-arid climate (Köppen BSk), with a large temperature differences between summer and winter. Monthly average temperatures range from −15.3 °C (4.5 °F) in January to 25.3 °C (77.5 °F), and the annual mean temperature is 7.39 °C (45.3 °F). Precipitation is very low year-round, with an annual total of only 206 millimetres (8.11 in), compared to the annual evaporation rate, which is usually more than 1,000 millimetres (39 in).
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Transportation
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Travel Tips
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