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Wuerhe, located 90 km from downtown Karamay City in the northern part of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is home to some 50,000 people from 10 ethnic groups, including Han, Mongolian and Uygur. It is widely known because of the popular Ghost Town scenic spot boasting the Yadan landscape and the dreaded howling of the ferocious winds. Additionally, the district is located on the route to Kanas, an even better-known landmark in northern Xinjiang.

Xinjiang had been a top travel destination long before the region was engulfed by bouts of extremist thought and attacks. Its rich landscapes and inclusive cultures intermingling with numerous ethnic traditions featured high on the list of many explorers from home and

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