Children ask me why there is no light rail and subway in Urumqi. How can I explain it clearly?

Urumqi, as the capital of Xinjiang, the largest and richest region in China, is known as the "coal ship on the oil sea"!

Among the provincial capital cities in China, only Urumqi is rich in coal resources underground, and it is precisely because of this factor that it is extremely difficult to build a subway in Urumqi. Light rail is a very suitable choice, which conforms to the reality of Urumqi.

The light rail is not to be repaired, but the former "Wang" said: "Urumqi light rail will be repaired, but it will take two years." In the spirit of such instructions, who dares to disobey?

As for McDonald's and Starbucks, I wonder if you have noticed. Starbucks is located in an international hotel opened by Wenzhou people in Aksu, Xinjiang. Doesn't mean there is no Starbucks in Urumqi. Since there is Starbucks in a small city like Aksu, at least it shows that it is no big deal in itself! The layout of McDonald's stores is different from other chain stores. It develops from the center to the edge. Relatively remote cities like Urumqi and Lanzhou are naturally not the focus of their layout, but Carrefour in Urumqi is the earliest in the northwest, and its northwest headquarters is also located in Urumqi. At present, there are only 1.9% Carrefour stores in Urumqi, but the sales account for 5% of the whole country. This shows the potential of Urumqi, and Carrefour continues to be optimistic about Urumqi.