BBC NEWS / IN PICTURES
Graphics VersionBBC Sport Home
News Front Page
|
Africa
|
Americas
|
Asia-Pacific
|
Europe
|
Middle East
|
South Asia
|
UK
|
Business
|
Health
|
Science & Environment
|
Technology
|
Entertainment
|
Also in the news
|
Have Your Say
|
16:17 GMT, Monday, 16 June 2008 17:17 UK
In pictures: Life in Urumqi
1 of 7
The bustling city of Urumqi is the capital of China's westernmost province, Xinjiang. (Photos: Pawel Boguslawski )
2 of 7
For centuries Urumqi has been a stopover for traders, linking China to Europe on the ancient Silk Road. Traders, travellers and tourists are still a presence notably in the city's atmospheric night market.
3 of 7
Xinjiang province is one of China's most ethnically diverse. In Urumqi Han Chinese live alongside people from the mainly Muslim Uighur ethnic group
4 of 7
Urumqi is the economic centre of Xinjiang province. Recent years have witnessed the arrival of shopping centres, tower blocks, department stores and highways.
5 of 7
But development has brought it problems, and Urumqi is now thought to be one of the world's most polluted cities.
6 of 7
Xinjiang has a degree of autonomy from China but there is still a sense of dissatisfaction. An occasionally violent Uighur campaign continues to call for greater independence.
7 of 7
While Urumqi embraces modernity, there is still time for traditional and more relaxing pursuits in the city's public play houses. (Photographs: Pawel Boguslawski)
E-mail this to a friend
RELATED INTERNET LINKS
Pawel Boguslawski's photographs
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
News Front Page
|
Africa
|
Americas
|
Asia-Pacific
|
Europe
|
Middle East
|
South Asia
|
UK
|
Business
|
Health
|
Science & Environment
|
Technology
|
Entertainment
|
Also in the news
|
Have Your Say
|
NewsWatch | Notes | Contact us | About BBC News | Profiles | History
^ Back to top | BBC Sport Home | BBC Homepage | Contact us | Help | ©
~RS~q~RS~~RS~z~RS~51~RS~)