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Shihezi pioneers museum about 1950s forced land development
Shihezi pioneers museum about 1950s forced land development · Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shihezi University (Main Building)
Shihezi University (Main Building) · EaziLine, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shihezi night banner
Shihezi night banner · TianyinLee, CC BY-SA 4.0
Night of shihezi
Night of shihezi · TianyinLee, CC BY-SA 4.0
Xinjiang Shihezi University is organizing the vaccination of covid19 vaccine 2
Xinjiang Shihezi University is organizing the vaccination of covid19 vaccine 2 · Charlie Qi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Xinjiang Shihezi University is organizing the vaccination of covid19 vaccine
Xinjiang Shihezi University is organizing the vaccination of covid19 vaccine · Charlie Qi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Shihezi, China

石河子镇

Shihezi is a town of 572,772 people in Xinjiang, China.

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Population572,772 GeoNames
Local name石河子镇
RegionXinjiang
Elevation467 m 1,532 ft
Time zoneAsia/Urumqi
Nearest airportShihezi Huayuan Airport (SHF) 13 km

Why visit Shihezi

Townapedia lists 7 museums and landmarks, 3 parks and trails, 10 places to eat, 2 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.

Things to do2

人民电影院

Cinema and theater

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未名山

Scenic view · 1.7 km

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Museums and landmarks7

军垦博物馆

Museum

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屯垦戍边纪念碑

Monument and historic site

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未名新柳绿天山

Monument and historic site · 1.7 km

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游憩广场

Monument and historic site

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王震将军像

Monument and historic site

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艾青詩歌舘

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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音乐广场

Monument and historic site · 0.8 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds3

中区田径场

Sports field and stadium · 1.2 km

北三路, 石河子

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景观河

Park · 2.1 km

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西公园

Park · 1.6 km

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Restaurants and cafes10

方圆餐饮广场

Restaurant · Chinese · 1.7 km

北四路, 石河子

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会泽食府

Restaurant · Chinese · 1.2 km

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绿苑餐厅

Restaurant · Muslim · 1.4 km

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南苑餐厅

Restaurant · 1.1 km

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学苑餐厅

Restaurant · 1.6 km

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知味苑

Restaurant · 1.1 km

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面食广场

Restaurant · 1.2 km

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KFC

Fast food · Chicken

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私家那仁烧烤店

Fast food · 1.4 km

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肯德基

Fast food · 2.4 km

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Where to stay2

Shopping4

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Gas and EV charging3

Schools, colleges and libraries21

Healthcare4

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Map of Shihezi

56 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.

Getting there and nearby towns

Shihezi Huayuan Airport (SHF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 13 km away.

  • Sandaohezi 33 km west, about 33 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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