Urumqi City, as the capital of Xingjiang, is a nice place to pick up some interesting craft items like ethnic clothing, embroidery, and jewelry.  Other handicrafts include jade carvings, Kashgar carpets, exotic knives, woodcrafts, and ethnic musical instruments - all of them are handmade.  Shopping in Urumqi will find something very special.  For tourists, you can try products such as Fruits and Melons.   Xinjiang is known as the 'Home of Fruits and Melons' with long hours of sunshine and careful irrigation combining altogether to give the fruits of Xingjian a bright color and sweet pulp.  There are hundreds species of grapes, muskmelons, watermelons, apples, pears, apricots, peaches, pomegranates, cherries, figs and walnuts, and large quantities of fruits and melons are transported to other parts of the country and abroad.  Other selections would be Wool Carpet, Atlas Silk, Handicrafts, Uygur-style hats, knitted sweaters, ethnic costumes, hand-made embroideries or jade carvings.
 

Shopping Places in Urumqi

Bei Yuan Chun Market
Address: No.7 Kelamayi Xi Lu
The most famous market, where you can find the largest variety of fruits and other agriculture products, and experience the warmth of the culture.

Erdaoqiao market
Address: Jiefang Nan Lu
It is the largest Uygur bazaar in Urumqi.   Here you'll find a bustling market filled with fruit, clothing, crafts, knives, carpets and more.

Urumqi Century Ginwa Shopping Center
Address: No.35 Youhao Bei Lu, Urumqi

Parkson Shopping Center
Address: No.30 Youhao Nan Lu, Urumqi

Tianshan Department Building
Address: No.70 Heping Bei Lu, Urumqi

Friendly Emporium
Address: No.14 Youhao Bei Lu, Urumqi

Urumqi Shopping Center
Address: No.21 Beijing Nan Lu, Urumqi

Carrefour Supermarket
Address (Nanhu Branch): No.137 Nanhu Nan Lu, Urumqi

International Bazaar Branch
Address: No.8 Jiefang Nan Lu, Urumqi