The Xinjiang Bingtuan: How China’s Production and Construction Corps Shaped the Map You’ll Travel
Understand the Xinjiang Bingtuan (XPCC): the reclamation corps that built Shihezi, Korla and the oases you visit. What travelers should know.
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Shihezi, Xinjiang: The Green Oasis City on the Urumqi-Ili Corridor
A traveler’s guide to Shihezi, Xinjiang: the reclamation museum, tree-lined streets, autumn harvest, costs, trains from Urumqi, and how to fit it into a route.
