A recent trip to Xinjiang is an excellent choice, as Xinjiang attracts a large number of tourists with its abundant natural scenery, specialty cuisine, folk culture, and unique geographical features.?
Xinjiang is rich in diverse tourism resources, including snow-capped mountains, lakes, forests, grasslands, canyons, glaciers, deserts, and gobi deserts, among other natural landscapes, each of which is breathtaking. Visitors can traverse the Duku Highway, explore the Wensu Grand Canyon, and experience the fantastical scenery of ‘ten li with different skies, four seasons in a single day’; they can also head to Kanas Lake, take a cruise, and admire the surrounding majestic snow-capped mountains and dense forests; or they can visit Sayram Lake, rent a horse, and ride along the lakeside, enjoying the freedom of the wind brushing past their ears.?
In addition, Xinjiang’s specialty cuisine is also a major highlight. Tourists can taste authentic Xinjiang dishes such as grilled mutton skewers, pilaf, laghman noodles, baked buns, and nan bread, experiencing the rich regional flavor and unique taste. In night markets, the fragrant aroma of baked buns and kettle meat makes people’s mouths water, and the daily sales of over a thousand nan bread at the Kuqa Nan City are a testament to the vigorous vitality of ‘gastronomic consumption’.?
Meanwhile, Xinjiang is also renowned as the ‘Hometown of Songs and Dances’ and the ‘Hometown of Fruits and Melons’. Tourists can enjoy the lively scenes of ethnic brothers and sisters singing and dancing, feeling the joy brought by songs and dances; they can also taste sweet and delicious fruits such as pomegranates, grapes, and figs, enjoying the beautiful sight of fruit-laden orchards with fragrant scents wafting through the air.?
In terms of tourism services, Xinjiang is constantly improving its quality. In recent years, Xinjiang’s cultural tourism and transportation departments have upgraded the quality of scenic routes with unique features, creating top-notch domestic self-drive travel routes such as the Duku Highway and the Yizhao Highway. At the same time, Xinjiang has vigorously promoted the construction of a self-drive tourism service system with campsite development as its main focus, providing tourists with a more convenient and comfortable travel experience.?
However, visitors to Xinjiang also need to make some preparations. Due to the popularity of Xinjiang’s attractions, tourists should be mentally prepared for long queues. Meanwhile, because of Xinjiang’s vast territory and the long distances between attractions, self-drive tours have become one of the more popular ways to travel. When on a self-drive tour, tourists need to pay attention to road conditions and safety issues, and make advance plans for their itinerary and vehicle inspections.?
In summary, a recent trip to Xinjiang allows visitors to appreciate its magnificent natural scenery, taste authentic local cuisine, experience rich folk culture, and unique geographical features, making it a highly recommended tourist destination.?