Aksu

Aksu is a city in and the seat of Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, mendacity at the northern edge of the Tarim Basin. The call Aksu actually approach white water, and is used for both the oasis town and the river. The financial system of Aksu is mostly agricultural, with cotton, especially long-staple cotton, as the main product. Also produced are grain, fruits, oils, and beets. The enterprise ordinarily consists of weaving, cement, and chemical industries. The land currently under the administration of the Aksu City is divided in two elements, separated through the Aral City.

The northern part hosts the city middle, even as the southern component is occupied by means of the Taklamakan Desert. From the Former Han dynasty at the least till the early Tang dynasty, Aksu become known as Gumo. The historical capital metropolis of Nan was likely well south of the existing metropolis. During the Han dynasty, Gumo is defined as a "nation" containing 3,500 families and 24,500 people, together with 4,500 humans able to endure palms. It is stated to have produced copper, iron and orpiment. The territory of Gumo turned into kind of located within the counties of Baicheng and Wensu and the metropolis of Aksu of these days.