skyline of Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang

Visitors look out over modern buildings on the the skyline of Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang region, from the top of the city's Red Hill tourist site Wednesday June 18, 2008.

Visitors stand near a pagoda onthe Red Hill tourists site in Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang region Wednesday June 18, 2008.

Modern buildings are seen on the the skyline of Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang region, from the top of the city's Red Hill tourist site Wednesday June 18, 2008.

Uighur men look out over modern buildings on the the skyline of Urumqi, the capital of China's western Xinjiang region, from the top of the city's Red Hill tourist site Wednesday June 18, 2008. Xinjiang's main Turkic-speaking Uighur ethnic group has a culture and language distinct from that of China's dominant Han ethnic group.