Brief introduction of Shihezi in northern Xinjiang

Shihezi, located in the middle of the northern foot of Tianshan Mountain and the southern edge of Junggar Basin, is a beautiful, rich and charming land. With its beautiful environment, unique culture and splendid civilization, she is known as the Pearl of Gobi by the world. There is the only monument to Premier Zhou Enlai in China, the bronze statue of General Wang Zhen and the Ai Qing Poetry Museum.

There are natural beauty such as Gengbeihu Park, desert park and Nanshan Scenic Area, which makes people linger. Shihezi is the birthplace of China's unique military reclamation culture. There are few famous mountains and historical sites here, but the unique red tourism products such as military reclamation city, military reclamation culture and military reclamation spirit have cast the charm of Shihezi military reclamation city.

1950, 65,438+10,000 officers and men of the China People's Liberation Army, in accordance with the instructions of the CPC Central Committee and Chairman Mao, turned swords into plows, reclaimed land and defended the border, and built an oasis new city-Shihezi City on the deserted Gobi Desert. This unique city, designed and built by soldiers from China, has successively won the honors of the United Nations as a good demonstration city for improving the living environment, the first China Habitat Environment Award, and the National Garden City. Shihezi is characterized by military reclamation culture, and through the efforts of the Corps builders for many years, it has formed a number of red tourist attractions that bring brand benefits.

Including Army Reclamation Museum, Army Reclamation First Company, Army Reclamation First Plow, Premier Zhou Monument, Ai Qing Poetry Museum, etc. Attracted groups of domestic and foreign tourists. The best time to travel in Shihezi is when the air is crisp in autumn. Shihezi is located in the middle of northern Xinjiang and belongs to a typical temperate continental climate. Winter is long and cold, summer is short and hot, and the annual average temperature is 7.5 ~ 8.2. There is no heat and cold in Shihezi in autumn, only the blue sky and beautiful border customs. Although the winter in Shihezi is extremely cold and the extreme temperature can reach -39.8 degrees, the spectacular frozen snow scene and the wonderful feeling of trekking in the snow still attract a large number of tourists.