Tianshannet () is the sole
official news website of
Xinjiang
Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...
,
China. The website was established by the government of
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the ''
People's Daily'' Online on December 18, 2001. Tianshannet includes
Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...
,
Russian,
Uyghur,
English and
Kazakh
Kazakh, Qazaq or Kazakhstani may refer to:
* Someone or something related to Kazakhstan
*Kazakhs, an ethnic group
*Kazakh language
*The Kazakh Khanate
* Kazakh cuisine
* Qazakh Rayon, Azerbaijan
*Qazax, Azerbaijan
*Kazakh Uyezd, administrative dis ...
language versions.
In July 2006, the English version of Tianshannet was started.
In August 2007,
BBC Learning English announced a partnership with Tianshannet.
In July 2009, the Kazakh version of Tianshannet was started.
See also
*
''Xinjiang Daily''
*
Xinjiang People's Broadcasting Station
References
Mass media in Xinjiang
Internet properties established in 2001
2001 establishments in China
Multilingual news services
External links
* {{Official website
Government-owned companies of China
Chinese Communist Party newspapers
State media