When it comes to autumn scenery in Xinjiang,
Apart from the famous Kanas,
There is another place that is not well-known to the public,
Autumn scenery as beautiful as a fairyland,
Waiting for discerning and photography-loving travelers to come with their eyes wide open,
Its name is Luntai.
Xinjiang Tourism Consultation: (Same) 0991-8585456
The primitive Populus euphratica forest in Luntai, Xinjiang, enters its most gorgeous season of the year from now until mid-November. The newly released dynamic panorama is breathtakingly beautiful!
In late autumn, the golden Populus euphratica adorns both banks of the Tarim River, making it poetic, picturesque, splendid, and magnificent.
The Populus euphratica tree does not die for a thousand years; when it does die, it does not fall for a thousand years; and when it falls, it does not decay for a thousand years.
Half of this place is heaven, and half is hell. But at this moment, it is only a breathtakingly beautiful paradise! If you come, take the little train and travel through this hidden, absolutely stunning fairyland in Xinjiang.
The Populus euphratica forest in Luntai, Xinjiang, is one of China’s ten most beautiful forests. Large areas of Populus euphratica forests are integrated with rivers, deserts, gobi deserts, oasis, sandy lakes, ancient roads, and desert grasslands. Every late autumn, the forests are painted in layers of vibrant colors, creating a poetic and picturesque scenery;
In the golden autumn of October, the Populus euphratica forest is at its most beautiful season. The wild Populus euphratica forest puts on its most splendid attire of the year. The golden leaves, illuminated by the sunshine, create a magnificent and enchanting scene, adorning the monotonous desert like a fairy-tale world.
In the Luntai Tarim Poplar Forest Park, in addition to experiencing the perseverance and tenacity of the golden poplars, you can also experience the magnificent and awe-inspiring scenery beyond the Great Wall. Furthermore, you can take a vintage sightseeing train to travel through the endless sea of gold, taking in the beautiful scenery of the poplar forest, tamarisk bushes, reeds, the Qiyang River, lakes in the forest, and other attractions, and enjoying the enchanting and fantastical landscapes to your heart’s content.
Luntai County is located at the southern foot of Mount Tianshan and the northern edge of the Tarim Basin. The poplar forest is a typical desert forest meadow vegetation type in the Tarim River basin, distributed from the upstream valley to the downstream riverbed. Whether stained with morning glow or bathed in sunset, the poplar forest gives people a sense of mystery while also conveying vitality and hope.
Populus euphratica, known as "Toklak" in Uyghur, means "the most beautiful tree". It has the most resilient vitality, standing for a thousand years without falling, falling for a thousand years without dying, and dying for a thousand years without decaying. It also has amazing abilities to resist drought, withstand winds and sand, and tolerate salt and alkali, so it is also called the "Desert Hero Tree".
During the golden autumn season, the poplar forest decorates the Taklamakan Desert Highway, making it the most beautiful corridor in southern Xinjiang. The golden poplar forest brings autumn colors to their fullest extent.
The Taklamakan Desert is located in the center of the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang. It is China’s largest desert, the tenth largest desert in the world, and the second largest mobile desert in the world.
Among the world’s major deserts, the Taklamakan Desert is the most mysterious and seductive one. The hinterland of the Taklamakan Desert has been rated as one of China’s five most beautiful deserts. The types of dunes in the desert hinterland are complex and diverse, with composite sand mountains and sand ridges resembling dragons winding across the land. The height and scale of the tower-shaped dune groups eclipse the pyramids of Egypt.
There is a world-famous desert highway – the Tarim (Oilfield) Desert Highway!
It is the longest graded highway in the world’s mobile deserts;
It crosses the "Sea of Death" – the Taklamakan Desert,
It is known as the "Green Great Wall" in the desert;
It turns the Dead Sea into a thoroughfare and the desert into an oasis. It is a road of hope;
The Tarim Desert Highway was started in March 1993 and completed in September 1995. It starts from the east of Luntai County on National Highway 314 in the north, passing through Lunnan Oilfield, the Tarim River, Xiaotang, and Tazhong Oilfield No. 4. It connects to Qiahan in Minfeng County and National Highway 315 in the south, running north-south across the Tarim Basin with a total length of 522 kilometers. Among them, the section crossing the mobile desert is 446 kilometers long. It is the first graded highway built in the world’s largest mobile desert. This green corridor is the world’s first "Green Great Wall" built in the desert.
Lop Nor Village is located 35 kilometers southwest of Yuli County and 85 kilometers south of Korla City. The village covers an area of 72 square kilometers and has more than 20 households. It is one of the largest villages in western China in terms of area.
They are hidden in the low-lying areas where the Tarim River floods have subsided, guarding the last home of the ancient Loulan Kingdom.
They are the living fossils of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions, monuments to the vicissitudes of time, symbols of desert culture, and at the same time, the Eden in people’s minds.
The Mysterious Grand Canyon of Tianshan is located in the mountains 64 kilometers north of Kuqa County, at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains. The Mysterious Grand Canyon of Tianshan, surrounded by mountains at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, combines the wonders of the world’s canyons and the beauty of Tianshan’s scenery, imbued with ancient aura, and integrates the elements of mystery, uniqueness, danger, grandeur, antiquity, and tranquility. The scenery is extraordinary and fascinating.
The huge red mountain ranges were formed during the Cretaceous period of the Mesozoic era, about 140 million years ago. After hundreds of millions of years of wind erosion and flood scouring, they have formed crisscrossing and orderly ridges and grooves. From a distance, they look poetic and picturesque, resembling the
The grottoes were first carved around the 3rd century AD and were abandoned after the 8th century AD. They are the earliest and largest existing grotto temples in China.
It occupies an extremely important position in the grotto art of China and is of great significance for studying the history of Qiuci and even the Western Regions, Buddhist culture, as well as Sino-Western relations and the relationship between the Western Regions and the Central Plains.
Dr. Yu Gan from China Central Academy of Fine Arts, based on comparisons of multiple murals from the prosperous period in the Kizil Grottoes in Xinjiang with the Byzantine murals from the first golden age of the Santa Maria Antiqua Church in Rome during the same period, concluded through comparisons in materials, creation methods, painting techniques, aesthetics, and other aspects that the Kizil Grottoes murals, representing the Qiuci art, were one of the peaks of world mural art at that time.
Bosten Lake, also known as Bo Lake, was anciently called the Western Sea. It is located in Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, and is the largest inland freshwater lake in China and the largest lake in Xinjiang. The surroundings of the lake area are beautiful, with vast reeds swaying in the wind, sunny beaches resembling the seashore, and tranquil wetland fishing villages. Visitors can come here to enjoy the rare wetland and seashore scenery in Xinjiang, take boat tours of the lake, and taste delicacies in the fishing villages. It is a popular choice for local people in Xinjiang to escape the summer heat, relax, and go sightseeing and vacationing.
In the golden autumn of October, the golden reeds here are like a sea, with no end in sight. The lake water is very clear, and the azure lake water reflects the golden reeds, blue sky, and white clouds. The neatly arranged reeds are like a wall woven together.
The reeds here, like a maze, are an excellent habitat for waterbirds. Groups of wild ducks leisurely rest in the reeds.
[Activity Theme] Autumn Colors of the Desert • Turpan, Lop Nor Village, Huyang Forest in Luntai, Kuqa Leisure
[Activity Location] Xinjiang
[Assembly Time] Every day
[Assembly Location] Urumqi City
[Contact Person] (Same) 0991-8585456
[Route Rating] ★☆☆☆☆☆ (1-star leisure and photography activity)
[Maximum Number of People] Unlimited