Ürümqi: the vibe
Videos from people who went, played right here, with what viewers said underneath. Not part of the score.
The verdict
Mixed · 50Very little first-hand resident content; the comments are mostly political and polarized, so the vibe is unclear, though visitors report safety, order and development.
- safety at night
- cleanliness and order
- infrastructure and development
- nightlife (brief club mention)
- political controversy dominates comments
- human rights and surveillance concerns
- remote location, long travel
- few resident perspectives
- Visitors feel safe walking or riding at night.
- Comments are more about politics than daily life.
- Human rights concerns come up repeatedly and go unresolved.
- Getting there from elsewhere in China takes a very long time.
- Hotel and promo videos say little about living there long term.
Read from 8 videos, 14 comments and 0 posts on 2026-11-07; the summary is written by a language model and can misread sarcasm.
How is Life of Muslims in China 🇨🇳 | First Impression of Urumqi, Xinjiang | UYGHUR PEOPLE
Travel with AK · 1.2M views · 2023
What viewers said
“Many people say that Xinjiang is not China's territory, but China has governed Xinjiang for more than a thousand years. This exceeds the founding time of many countries.”
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“American media：This real-Xinjiang video is a threat to USA's national security😂”
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“In Xinjiang, there is one mosque for every 500 Muslims, with a total of 25,000 mosques. It's truly unbelievable.”
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“I don't know the Western media report on Xinjiang is truth or propaganda. But after seeing this video , I found this city is way more developed, cleaner and well disciplined then my Delhi.”
♥ 446 likes
“This video made CNN, BBC and WION unhappy”
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“Woman taxi driver drove you around at night and obviously she didn't have to worry about her safety. That tells you something about Xinjiang, about China.”
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“Major differences between Chinese and Indian Indian: proud Chinese: humble Indian leaders: talkers Chinese leaders: planners”
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“Brother, you did the fact that the Western media are most afraid to tell people! Good job! Thank you for telling India and the world about the real Xinjiang! Peace to the world! I wish India better and better”
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“The West says that China is trampling on human rights in Xinjiang, but not many people are willing to buy a plane ticket to see it, and bloggers have done it.”
♥ 328 likes
“China's under rated cities are more developed than indias tyre 1 cities like Delhi , Kolkata & Chennai. 😂😂”
♥ 91 likes
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