Weather in Horgos City, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
Horgos Port is located on the Horgos River, a Sino-Kazakhstan border bridge in the northwest of Huocheng County, and is the largest national first-class highway trade port in the northwest. It belongs to Huocheng County, Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is 670 kilometers away from Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, and 88 kilometers away from Yining. 378km away from the former capital of Kazakhstan, it is a national first-class highway port with the longest history, the largest comprehensive freight volume and the most complete infrastructure in western China.
The port town of Horgos is located 3 kilometers east of the bridge. Horgos is a major trade route in history, and the famous Beixin Road of the Silk Road entered Central Asia through this port. It is the largest and most famous port in Xinjiang history. Chen Gong, one of the "Nine Cities of Yili" at Horgos Port, is located nearby. The port resumed service on 1983, with an annual freight capacity of 1 10,000 tons and a passenger volume of 500,000 passengers. 1992165438+10 began to open to people, vehicles and goods from third countries, and became an important window for China to connect with Kazakhstan and western European countries and open to the west. At present, the border towns have begun to take shape at the port, and the border trade market with an area of 6,543,800 square meters has been built.
In Qingshuihe Town, 28 kilometers away from the port, a Qingshuihe Economic and Technological Development Zone, which mainly focuses on import and export processing, is making full use of its geographical advantages and rising through large-scale development and construction.
Horgos is located in Huocheng County, 42km away from Yining City, on the border between China and Kazakhstan. First take a bus from Yining City to Huocheng County. There is a minibus dedicated to Horgos in Huocheng. When entering Horgos, the owner will provide the border guards needed for passengers to enter and leave the port.