Are you hoping to make a trip out to Xinjiang sometime in the next couple of years? If not…you should!… but if you are planning a trip I’d like to point you to a new section of the FarWestChina website that I am proud to unveil…the Xinjiang Travel Resources!

This week I’m continuing my Top 5 series on Xinjiang travel with a new guest, Glen Russell. Today Glen shares with us some of his memories of Xinjiang and a few beautiful photos you don’t want to miss!

Traveling to Xinjiang this summer? For those who can’t live without their email while on the road, here is a step-by-step guide to opening an email account on Sina.com.cn, the only mail portal that is open for use in Xinjiang’s post-riot web world.

If there’s one lesson I’ve learned in my years of traveling through Xinjiang and around China, it’s that travel books don’t catch everything. It would be impossible, I realize, but I still think it’s a shame that travelers miss some really cool gems. I’ve become friends with a few foreign small business owners and have come to appreciate the incredible red tape they have to overcome to open their cool cafes.