Xinjiang's Bests
( 2005-09-13 )

Lavender with the highest oil output

Xinjiang's lavender is a rare and precious medicinal material with the highest oil output in China.

Hop with best quality

Xinjiang is an ideal hop production area, with the best quality and highest output of hops (cones which give beer its bitter taste) in China.

The largest wild apple forest

Xinjiang has the largest wild apple forest in China.

Only area with European Black Poplar trees

Xinjiang is the only area in China where European black poplar trees have been found.

Only natural reserve for foliole Chinese ashes

Xinjaing has the only natural reserve for foliole (leaflet) Chinese ash in China, with an area of 20 hectares. The foliole Chinese ashes are the offspring of the ancient plants that lived between 70 million to 1 million years ago.

Only natural reserve for beavers

The Altay Region of Xinjiang has the only beaver natural reserve in China.

Only natural reserve for swans

Xinjiang's Bayinbuluk Swan Natural Reserve is the only swan natural reserve in China, with an area of over 1,000 square kilometers.

Only natural reserve for four-clawed tortoises

China's only natural reserve for four-clawed tortoises is in Xinjiang's Huocheng County.

Largest natural reserve

The Arjin Mountain Nature Reserve, located in the south of Xinjiang's Ruoqiang County, is the largest natural reserve in China, with an area of 45,000 square kilometers.