Xinjiang has many self-drive travel routes, among which the six classic loop routes and multiple characteristic highways are relatively well-known.?
The six classic loop routes include:?
Xinjiang Grand Loop Route: Spanning from Lanzhou, Gansu, to Xining, Qinghai, with a total distance of 12,000 kilometers, it is a super marathon route linking Northern Xinjiang, Southern Xinjiang, Qinghai, and Gansu?
Northern Xinjiang Grand Loop Route: Covers the essence of scenic spots in Northern Xinjiang, such as Koktokay, Kanas, and Hemu Village, suitable for admiring grasslands, snow-capped mountains, lakes, and other landscapes?
Southern Xinjiang Grand Loop Route: Provides an in-depth experience of the customs of the Western Regions, including scenic spots such as ancient cities, thousand-Buddha caves, desert highways, and poplar forests, with a strong cultural atmosphere?
Kanas Loop Route: Highlighted by Kanas Lake and the Tuva wooden houses, the birch forest in autumn is particularly beautiful?
Kayi Loop Route: Connecting the essence of scenic spots between Kashgar and Yili, the route is short and concise but full of flavor?
Yili Loop Route: Each season has its own charm, famous for natural landscapes such as grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and flowers?
Duku Highway (Tianshan Highway): Crossing the Tianshan Mountains, it is hailed as?
Karakoram Highway: The China-Pakistan Friendship Highway, with breathtaking scenery along the way?
Yizhao Highway: Xinjiang’s?
S21 Awu Expressway: Xinjiang’s first desert expressway, crossing the Gurbantunggut Desert and the hinterland of the Junggar Basin?
S101 Line (Hundred-Mile Danxia Scenic Road): A tourist highway integrating natural landscapes, geological wonders, and cultural relics?
These routes and highways each have their own unique characteristics, providing tourists with a rich variety of self-drive travel options.?