Tourism in Kanas, Xinjiang
In general, the tourist season in Xinjiang spans from May to October each year, with the peak travel season being July, August, and September. If you are after the stunning scenery of Xinjiang, choose to visit in September. At the end of September, Kanas, Hemu, Baihaba, Baisha Lake, and Keketuohai will showcase golden birches, red European aspens, and tall, sturdy pine trees still retaining their green hues, creating an extremely vibrant palette of colors. From May to June is a great time to capture the prairies, flowers, swans, and the herders’ migration. From June to July, the Yili Grasslands are colorful, with large fields of lavender and rapeseed flowers visible. July to August is the season for mountaineering activities and visiting the Pamir Plateau. In mid-August, the grapes in Turpan ripen, marking the best time to enjoy fruits. The Taklamakan Desert and Daheyan are suitable for exploration from mid-March to May and from September to November (with ground temperatures still reaching 55 degrees Celsius). October is suitable for exploring Lop Nur and the Loulan area. From June to August is also a good time for travel and photography in Kanas. At the beginning of October, the herders’ migration is spectacular once again. Around National Day, the mature autumn colors of Northern Xinjiang, especially in the Altay region, and the golden poplar forests in the desert in mid-to-late October are beautiful, offering photographically enticing and colorful scenes. In winter, playing in the snow in Urumqi or capturing winter scenes in the Fuyun and Yili regions are also great choices.
Xinjiang is a magical and wonderful place. Traveling in Xinjiang is a dream for many people. Xinjiang is famous for its fruits and also as the hometown of song and dance. Traveling in Xinjiang means appreciating its beautiful scenery, winds, jade, and people. When traveling in Xinjiang, one must understand the Silk Road. Thousands of years ago, silk produced in China was transported to the Western Regions by caravan camels and then passed on to Rome. Due to the difficult and long journey, the amount of silk transported to ancient Rome was extremely scarce, making it extremely expensive. One pound of silk was worth one pound of gold. Therefore, people called the trade route connecting West Asia and China the ‘Silk Road’.
The Bayin布鲁克 Grassland in Xinjiang covers an area of 22,000 square kilometers, making it the second-largest grassland in China. It boasts beautiful and magnificent scenery. Swan Lake in the depths of the grassland is a famous wild swan reserve in China. The blue sky, green grass, yaks, yurts, lakes, sheep flocks, swans, and snow-capped mountains here form a beautiful landscape painting. When traveling in Xinjiang, one must see the desert scenery. The Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang is the second-largest mobile desert in the world. Traveling in Xinjiang also involves understanding Hotan jade. When traveling in Xinjiang, one should buy Hotan jade. Hotan in Xinjiang is famous for producing beautiful jade, especially the white nephrite, also known as sheep fat jade, which is the most precious. Currently, only Hotan in Xinjiang produces this variety, and it has always been used by the imperial court.
The best time to visit southern Xinjiang is from May to September, which is also the season to visit northern Xinjiang, grasslands, lavender fields, and Kanas Lake. However, southern Xinjiang boasts the Populus euphratica forest, which is known for its resilience—living for a thousand years, standing for a thousand years after death, and not decaying for another thousand years. The Populus euphratica forest is very beautiful. Therefore, the best season to visit southern Xinjiang is around October 20th, when the Populus euphratica trees turn yellow. The best season to visit Xinjiang, if focusing on northern Xinjiang, grasslands, lavender fields, and Kanas Lake, is from July to September. However, southern Xinjiang still has the Populus euphratica forest, which is known for its resilience and beauty. Thus, the best time to visit southern Xinjiang is around October 20th, when the Populus euphratica trees turn yellow.
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