Horgos Port

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In Horgos Port, area planned for improvement is 12.5km2. The build-up area is 4 .58 km-and the scale of land use for construction is on schedule within 4.17km. The general layout consists of 5 areas: port center area, border trade area, cargo transfer storage area, industrial area for product processing, and residential area. In addition, urban traffic, landscape and urban land of other properties are also reserved. In 2011, the total weight of cargo transported through Horgos Road Port reached 10,912,300 tons, valued at USD 7.076 billion.

White Poplar Forest- Jeminay Port

Jeminay means white poplar forest in Kazak. In Jeminay Port, freight is not only transported to Kazakhstan, but it is also exported to Siberia of Russia. Siberia is very cold in the winter. Consequently, there is great demand for fresh vegetables. Jeminay County Government is aware of this business opportunity, so they helped the farmers build more than 500 greenhouses for efficient vegetable production. With an area of 50,000 mus (about 33.3km), they can provide Kazakhstan and Russia with off-season vegetables. Relying on vegetable cultivation in greenhouses only, a farmer’s household can realize income of 10,000 Yuan every year. Mr. Wen has 10 greenhouses and at first, he grew vegetables in the winter for his family to eat. Then several Russian travelling merchants bought tomatoes, cucumbers, and other off-season vegetables from him a month before Christmas in 2005. This business made Wen’s income double that year.

So he increased his production the next year and not only grew vegetables in the greenhouses, but also planted roses. As expected, his export of roses was even better than his vegetables.

Jeminay Port

Jeminay Port is an old port with a history of more than 100 years. At the beginning of the 20 century, Jeminay Port was one of the six channels from Xinjiang to Russia.

China and the Soviet Union established postal exchange station in 1917 and opened Jeminay as a free trading port in October, 1931. After the Peoples Republic of China was established in 1949, the port continued to operate until 1962 when it was closed However, 30 years later, Jeminay Port was reopened in 1992. In 2011, the total amount of import and export freight transported via Jeminay Port amounted to 140,400 tons at a total value of USD 994 million.