Supermarkets. There is a shop selling cotton dolls in Midong Supermarket in Urumqi. Urumqi, commonly known as Urumqi, formerly known as Dihua, is the capital of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the political, economic, cultural, scientific, technological, educational and transportation center of Xinjiang. It is also an important central city in the northwest of China and an international business center for Central Asia and West Asia approved by the State Council. Urumqi is located at the northern foot of the Middle Tianshan Mountains and the southern edge of Junggar Basin. The urban area is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an average elevation of 800 meters. It belongs to the semi-arid continental climate in the middle temperate zone.