Today I’ve been seeing an influx of new readers thanks to an article by Adrienne Mong on MSNBC (“Unplugged in Urumqi”).  It was a fun interview and I was pleasantly surprised by the link which I was never promised.
If this is the first time you’ve seen this blog or if you’re a relatively new reader, let me give you a brief rundown of this site.  First of all, my name is Josh Summers and I’m addicted to Xinjiang.  I lived there for over 3 1/2 years with my wife as …

Yesterday the BBC posted a short piece I wrote for them about the current situation here in Xinjiang. If you’re interested to check it out, you can look at the Asia-Pacific page of the BBC where you’ll find – at least for now – a picture of my wife and I…

I have begun this new year with the exciting news that Xinjiang: Far West China has been named the Best China Travel Blog for 2008! Thanks so much to everybody who voted for this site, I do appreciate your support.