The People's Hall of Xinjiang [Wulumuqi]

The People's Hall of Xinjiang, located at the north end of the Youhao Road of Urumqi and just opposite to the Kunlun Hotel on the other side of the road, is one of the architectural projicts designed as a present for the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The hall, with a floor space of 29,000 square meters, was completed on August 31, 1985. The main hall is linked to the round side hall by a corridor. In the three-story main hall, there is an auditorium which has a seating capacity of 3,160, equipment for eight language simultaneous interpretation and an automatically raised stage and orchestra pit. In the three-story side hall, which has a unique setup, there is a round-table meeting room, a multi-purpose conference hall and another thirteen prefecture conference halls. With a splendidly decorated interior and a magnificent exterior, the People¡¯s Hall merges modern architectural style and Xinjiang national style into an integral whole.