A few months ago, a group of 24 of us went on a 10-day tour to Xinjiang in China. We had heard so much about this beautiful province and decided to visit the place.
June is a good time to visit this part of the world, as the temperatures are around 20°C and the weather is favourable. The Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwest China is a very big province, taking up one-sixth of the size of China. It has a population of 23 million with more than 40 ethnic minorities. To give you a better idea of how big this region is, eight of the 15 countries that border China can be found here.
