The Grand. Bazzar is the one of main attractions in Urumpi. Security is the very tight here. Police patrol large sections of the facility. Place stays open to about 9pm. You can buy most things here. However, not many bargains. Prices are similar to normal stores. However, still good to buy some souvenirs. Good to experiences at night time.

There isn’t much to see around Urumqi, but the bazaar is definitely the highlight of the city. It was also our first destination in Xinjiang after traveling from central china, so we were getting used to how things work in Xinjiang etc, police presence everywhere and having to go through metal detectors multiple times a day. There were many stalls selling trinkets, but almost every other stalls were selling the same mass Manufactured souvenirs. The food stalls too were very touristy, but they do look good and price were reasonable. I remember there was a naan museum, where all variety of naans were for sale. But we chose to walk a few streets away from the bazaar for lunch at a local uigher restaurant.