新疆 2011 Excerpts - Red Hill, Urumqi

Passed through Urumqi for the second time, and this time we actually got to go sightseeing with some friends of friends who were locals there. We went to a famous park in the city called Red Hill, which is a huge bit of red rock that is located right in the heart of the city. According to websites it is over 900m above sea level. There's a park with all sorts of attractions and walkways built on and around it, so we went for a nice walk ending at the pagoda at the top of the hill and we could see the city spread out around us. The weather was beautiful, and the day we went happened to be the Chinese Valentine's day so there were a lot of young couples, old couples, and people selling roses. Super cute!