You don’t know how vast China is until you visit Xinjiang, and you don’t know how beautiful China is until you visit Xinjiang;
I don’t know how beautiful heaven is, and I don’t know what it means to encounter a beautiful scene at every step!
Xinjiang is a place suitable for tourism throughout the four seasons.
On this magical land, it can satisfy all your fantasies about beautiful scenery.
For details, please contact: Xinjiang Tourism Xiao Guo: (same) 0991-8585456
II. If you ask me where to have fun in Xinjiang?
I highly recommend: [Southern Xinjiang]
Yili, Korla, Kuqa, Luntai, Kashgar, Tashkurgan, Yecheng, Hotan.
Because these places in [Southern Xinjiang] are suitable for visiting throughout the year.
The second is the area around [Northern Xinjiang. Kanas]
Kanas Lake Scenic Area, Kanas National Geological Park,乌尔禾Devil’s City…
Because it is more suitable to visit here in autumn and winter.
The beautiful scenery, customs, cuisine, and souvenirs of [Southern Xinjiang]…
1. Scenery
(1) Snowy – [China-Pakistan International Highway]
[China-Pakistan International Highway] is a highway connecting western China and Pakistan.
Starting from Kashgar, Xinjiang, crossing the Kunlun Mountains and the Pamir Plateau, to Pakistan.
2) [Mount Muztagata] that complements [Karakorum Lake]
[Mount Muztagata] is known as the ‘Father of Ice Mountains’ and is considered a sacred mountain by local ethnic groups.
A place everyone who loves climbing wants to reach.
As ordinary tourists, standing by [Karakorum Lake] and gazing at its beauty is sufficient for us.
(3) The sandy [Taklamakan Desert Highway]
[Taklamakan] means ‘one who goes in does not return’ in Uyghur.
Countless cities have been buried beneath the world’s second-largest mobile desert, yet we have built a road through this shifting sea of sand.
Thanks to this desert highway, the distance from [Kashgar] to [Urumqi] is about 1,500 kilometers, and a coach can arrive in less than 22 hours.
(4) Red Yadan Landform – [Mysterious Tian Shan Grand Canyon]
The canyon’s mountains are composed of Paleogene red sandstone. When people are amidst it, they feel like they have entered a mysterious and magical world, which is why Kuqa Canyon is called [Mysterious Tian Shan Grand Canyon].
The canyon runs north to south, with its end slightly curved eastward, formed by hundreds of millions of years of wind and rain erosion and flash floods, making it a rare natural scenic wonder in China.
(5) Nationally Protected Cultural Relics – [Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves]
[Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves].
It was approximately excavated in the 3rd century AD and gradually ceased construction between the 8th and 9th centuries AD.
The murals inside the cave include not only flying apsaras, music gods, Buddhist stupas, bodhisattvas, arhats, the eight classes of celestial beings, Jataka tales, Buddhist biography stories, and sutra transformation paintings.
Moreover, there are numerous folk custom paintings: ancient production and daily life scenes, landscapes of the Western Regions, patrons, birds and beasts, and more.
(2) A distinctive livestock trading market – [Livestock Bazaar]
In many cities in [Southern Xinjiang], there are [Livestock Bazaars], and the bazaars only open on Sundays, with a very spectacular scene when they do.
Although it’s called the [Livestock Bazaar], the livestock traded here is not limited to cattle and sheep, but also includes horses, camels, donkeys, and more.
(2) Fruits
Korla fragrant pears, Aksu sugar-heart apples, Pielman pomegranates, watermelons, grapes, flat peaches…
(3) Dried fruits, snacks
Hotan jujubes, Hotan almond candy, raisins, paper-thin walnuts, almonds, dried apricots, jujubes stuffed with walnuts, dried figs, wild black goji berries…
Section Four: [Southern Xinjiang] How Should You Play It???
1. 8-Day Selected Route
D1, Urumqi – Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar
D2, Urumqi – Lop Nur Village – Korla
D3, Korla – Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves – Ancient Qiuci City Site – Kuqa王府 (Note: This is a specific location name, may remain untranslated)
D4, Kuqa – Mysterious Grand Canyon of Tianshan Mountains – Aksu
D5, Aksu – Fragrant Concubine Tomb – Kashgar Old Town
D6, Kashgar – White Sand Lake – Karakul Lake – Tashkurgan County – Khunjerab Pass
D7, Tashkurgan County – Jincao Sheep Beach – Princess Castle – Kashgar
D8, Kashgar – Urumqi
2. 12-Day Selected Route
D1, Urumqi – Hongshan Park – Xinjiang International Grand Bazaar
D2, Urumqi – Tiemen Pass – Peacock River – Korla
D3, Korla – Tarim Poplar Forest Park – Lop Nur Village – Korla
D4, Korla – Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves – Ancient Qiuci City Site – Kuqa王府 (Note: This is a specific location name, may remain untranslated) – Kuqa Grand Mosque – Kuqa
D5, Kuqa – Mysterious Grand Canyon of Tianshan Mountains
D6, Kuqa – Alar – Rewak Buddhist Temple Site – Desert Highway – Hotan Night Market – Hotan
D7, Hotan – Walnut King – Shache王府 (Note: This is a specific location name, may remain untranslated) – Kashgar
D8, Kashgar – Fragrant Concubine Tomb – Kashgar Old Town – People’s Square – Kashgar Night Market
D9, Kashgar – White Sand Lake – Karakul Lake – Mushtagh Glacier Park – Tashkurgan County
D10, Tashkurgan County – Khunjerab Pass – Jincao Sheep Beach – Stone City – Princess Castle
D11, Tashkurgan County – Kashgar – Kashgar Grand Bazaar – Urumqi
D12, Urumqi
So if you are in a rush, you can pass through the scenic areas. Starting from Jiadenyu, it will take about 3 days and 2 nights to visit Hemu and Kanas. If you have enough time, it is recommended to spend 4 or 5 days and enjoy yourself slowly. In case you get stuck due to heavy snow blocking the mountain pass. However, the scenery after snowfall has a unique charm, like winning a big prize.
For details, please contact: Xinjiang Tourism Xiao Guo: (same) 0991-8585456