Which scenic spots in Xinjiang are suitable for summer tourism:?
Sayram Lake: Known as ‘The Last Tear of the Atlantic’, its water is clear and blue, and the scenery is picturesque, making it a great place for photography and relaxation. Along the shore are forests, grasslands, snow-capped mountains, and swans. The meadow full of flowers in July is like an oil painting, and walking to Songshutou offers a distant view of Sayram Lake and Guozigou Bridge.?
Kanas: The face of northern Xinjiang, Kanas Lake in summer is milky blue, and the morning mist at Moon Bay, Shenxian Bay, and Wolong Bay gives a fairy-tale aura. Kanas includes scenic spots such as Kanas Lake, the Three Bays, Hemu, Baihaba, and Naren Pasture, which requires several days to fully explore.?
Nalati Grassland: The most beautiful time of Nalati Grassland is from May to August each year, when many herdsmen will move here. Spruce trees, streams, grasslands, as well as cows, horses, and sheep grazing leisurely on the grassland, constitute a summer scene from a Miyazaki anime. Nalati is known as the ‘Swiss Grassland’, with beautiful scenery that seems to transport people to Switzerland in a second.?
Duku Highway: From Dushanzi Grand Canyon to Kuqa, just a few hundred kilometers, it gathers various high-quality natural landscapes such as canyons, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, grasslands, lakes, and flower seas. It is a scenic avenue spanning the north and south of Tianshan Mountain. It is open for traffic from June to September each year and is a paradise for self-driving enthusiasts.?
Bayinbrook Grassland: A typical wetland grassland, its vastness and grandeur are beyond words. Swan Lake has clear water and a mirror-like surface, surrounded by snow-capped mountains. The wetland grassland scenery is unique. The sunset with nine suns here is a wonder worth seeing.?
Wucaitan: A national 4A scenic spot, it produces various colors due to different minerals, making it a great place to watch the sunset. The scenery is ever-changing, making visitors reluctant to leave.?
Hemucun: In summer, Hemucun is covered with wildflowers, and the starry sky at night is breathtakingly beautiful. Wooden houses appear and disappear among the birch forest, with smoke curling up, as if you are in a fairy tale world.?
In addition, scenic spots such as Qiaxi Grassland, Tianshan Heavenly Lake, Keketuohai, Pamir Plateau, Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon, Kalajun Grassland, Xiata, Urumqi-Nanshan Pasture, Shawan City in Tacheng Prefecture-Lujiao Bay, Yining-Tuohulasu Grassland are also worth visiting.?
. Xinjiang boasts numerous summer scenic spots, and different numbers of travel days will bring different experiences. It is recommended to plan your itinerary reasonably according to your own time and preferences.?