The following places are suitable for travel in Xinjiang in September:
Kanas: The Kanas region presents a colorful spectacle in September, with golden birch forests and emerald-green lakes complementing each other, and quaint villages and the afterglow of sunset jointly outlining a picturesque view like an oil painting. The leaves begin to turn yellow in early September, and the forest turns golden in mid-to-late September, marking the best period to view the spectacular autumn scenery in Northern Xinjiang.
Colorful Beach: Located 24 kilometers from Burqin County, it is famous for its colorful hills. In autumn, the Colorful Beach is stained with red, orange, and yellow hues on the riverbank’s Danxia landform, with the Irtysh River flowing slowly. The scenery at sunset is particularly enchanting.
Keketohai: Keketohai is renowned at home and abroad as the ‘World Geological and Mineral Museum’, and its most beautiful season is from late September to early October. In the valleys chopped by knives and axes, the Irtysh River rushes forward, with the yellow-green birch forests on both banks gradually reaching their peak beauty.
Hemu: Known as God’s own land, it boasts wooden cabins and golden birch forests, with everything in sight being golden. When visiting Hemu, you must stay in a wooden cabin. When you open the window, everything you see is a golden painting, as if stepping into a fairy tale world.
Sayram Lake: Known as the ‘Last Drop of Tears from the Atlantic’, a 360° tour around the lake reveals its sapphire-blue waters like a mirror, golden grasses, and distant mountains. In September, Sayram Lake is a perfect blend of gold and lake blue, making people feel like they are in a fairyland.
In addition, the grapevines in Turpan are laden with fruits, making it the best time to taste delicious grapes; the tens of thousands of acres of reeds in Bosten Lake gradually turn yellow, with migrant birds flying around, adding infinite vitality to the lake; Kanas, Hemu, Baihaba, and Keketohai in Altay Prefecture are all scenic spots that cannot be missed; the golden wheat fields in Changji Prefecture roll with the wind, with the oasis and Gobi forming a sharp contrast; the Kazak herdsmen in Yili Prefecture begin to move their herds, with fat and strong cattle and sheep, while the leaves in the Yili River Valley also gradually turn red and yellow, making the colors of autumn particularly rich.
. These places are also great destinations for travel in Xinjiang in September.