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Is Korla the second largest city in Xinjiang?
Yes Korla "is Uygur language, which means" overlooking ". It is the capital of Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, located in the hinterland of Eurasia and Xinjiang, and the northeast edge of Tarim Basin. It is one of the two key development cities in Xinjiang determined by the Party Committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The city has a total population of 390,000, with a total area of 7 1 16.9 square kilometers. There are 23 ethnic groups including Han, Uygur, Mongolian and Hui, and ethnic minorities account for 30. 1%. Here, the soil is sweet and the water is thick, and the specialties are rich. The well-known Korla fragrant pear has won Korla the reputation of "Pear City". Inheriting the geographical advantages of opening the north to the south, it has become the "bridgehead" for the development and construction of southern Xinjiang, and the second largest city to realize the economic strategic pattern of "Northern Ukraine and Southern Library" in Xinjiang.

Korla has a long history. As early as the Neolithic Age thousands of years ago, there were human activities in the Peacock River Basin. In the afternoon, Yanqi and Quli belonged to 36 countries in the ancient western regions. After the unification of the western regions in the Han Dynasty, the western regions all protected the towers and garrisons in today's Peacock River Delta. This is the throat of the ancient Silk Road. In 630 AD, Xuanzang, a Buddhist monk, passed through Korla.

It has successively won national honorary titles such as "National Sanitary City", "National Advanced City for Comprehensive Improvement of Urban Environment", "National Double Support Model City", "National Advanced City for Scientific and Technological Work", "China Excellent Tourism City", "Emerging Advanced City for Science and Technology in Autonomous Region", "Civilized City in Autonomous Region" and "National Sanitary City" and a series of honorary titles at autonomous region level. According to the latest evaluation results of the comprehensive social and economic development index of county towns by the National Bureau of Statistics, in 2002, Korla ranked first among the most developed counties (cities, districts) in China 100, ranked 87th and ranked first in the northwest.

In order to realize the goal of building Korla into the second largest city in Xinjiang and the central city in southern Xinjiang. The urban construction of Korla has developed at an alarming rate, forming a unique style and becoming a bright pearl in western China.