Tourist attractions along Qiqihar-Urumqi railway line

The file photo shows hami melons in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. [Photo/guofuzi.com]

Hami & Turpan

The two cities are in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the railway's terminal.

Exiting Gansu Province, the first city travellers reach is Hami, the hometown of sweet Hami melons, the only thing many outsiders able to able to think of when mentioning the city.