Xinjiang's Bests
( 2005-09-13 )

Walnuts with the best quality

Xinjiang walnuts, mainly distributed in Aksu, Hotan, andYecheng, have the best quality in China.

Sweetest grapes

Xinjiang is the largest producing area of the sweetest grapes with the highest output in China. Its best grape is the white seedless grape.

The highest consumption of fruits per capita

Xinjiang has the highest consumption of fruits per capita in China.

Place with the most sunny days

Kuche County of Xinjiang is the place with the most sunny days a year in China.

Driest place

Turpan in Xinjiang is the driest place in China, with about 299 days without rain a year.

Hottest place

Xinjiang's Turpan, known as the "Fiery Land," is the hottest place in summer in China.

The longest sunlight

Xinjiang has the longest sunlight in China, having as many as 2,550-3,300 hours of sunlight a year.

Only place where pterosaur fossils are found

Well-preserved pterosaur fossils have found in the Wuerhe area northwest of the Junggar Basin. This is by far the only place in China where pterosaur fossils have been found.

Earliest cotton cloth and cottonseed

The earliest cotton cloth and cottonseed by far were found respectively in an EasternHan Dynasty(25-220) Tomb in Minfeng County and in aJin Dynasty (265-420)Tomb in Turpan in 1959.