Urumqi means “A beautiful Pasture land” in ancient Mongolian used by the Junggar tribe. 2000 years ago it was once an important town on the new northern route of the Silk Road, which made important contribution in promoting economic & cultural exchanges between east and west. In the time of Qing Dynasty(A.D.1763) , the emperor Qian Long named the expanded city as “DiHua”. UP to A.D.1884, another emperor Guang Xu put up Xinjiang as a Province and the Di Hua city as the capital of Xinjiang. After the founding of the people’s Republic of China, by Feb.1,1954, the city name was restored to its original meaning e.g.Urumqi .
Urumqi has one county and seven districts under her jurisdiction. Such as Urumqi county, Tianshan District, Sharyibark District,Toutunhe District, Shuimogou District, Xinshi District,Dongshan District, Nanshan Mine District.