Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
Miao Xiao Jiang Cat Cafe
Miao Xiao Jiang is a cat cafe in the MM2 shopping centre on Youhao North Road in Shayibake, Urumqi. Visitors wash their hands and put on shoe covers before entering the spacious room, where cats of several breeds, including hairless Sphynx cats, roam freely. A drink is included with entry, and lint rollers are provided on the way out. The cafe opened in 2021 on the fourth floor and has since moved to the fifth floor of the same mall.
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