Title: Introduction of Scenic Spots in Xinjiang North Xinjiang Kanas Lake Yili Grassland Duku Highway South Xinjiang Kashgar Pamirs Desert Populus euphratica Xinjiang Tour Route Customized Xinjiang Chartered Car Rental
Before traveling to Xinjiang, let's briefly understand Xinjiang:
Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, referred to as Xinjiang, is located in the northwestern border of China, with an area of 1.66 million square kilometers, accounting for one-sixth of China's total land area, and is the largest provincial-level administrative region in China. Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers. It borders eight countries including Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India, and Afghanistan. The important channel has now become the necessary place for the second "Eurasian Continental Bridge", and its strategic location is very important.
The geographical pattern of Xinjiang is simply three mountains and two basins - the three mountains refer to the Altai Mountains, the Tianshan Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains from north to south, and the two basins refer to the Junggar Basin sandwiched between the Altai Mountains and the Tianshan Mountains and the Tianshan Mountains and the Kunlun Mountains. The Tarim Basin between the Kunlun Mountains. The southern and northern borders we usually refer to are bounded by the Tianshan Mountains. The north of the Tianshan Mountains is the northern border, and the south of the Tianshan Mountains is the southern border. There are mainly Kanas Line, Yili Line, and Turpan Line in Northern Xinjiang, as well as the Pamirs Plateau Line and Desert Line in Southern Xinjiang.
The following are the main tourist attractions and scenic spots in Xinjiang to introduce to you: (An area is divided into surrounding areas of Urumqi, northern Xinjiang scenic spots, and southern Xinjiang scenic spots)
Around Urumqi:
1. [Erdaoqiao International Grand Bazaar] (no ticket): It is a collection of culture, architecture, ethnic commerce, entertainment, and catering. It is a gathering place and exhibition center for Xinjiang tourism products. Window to Central Asia" and "Window to the World".
2. [Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum] (no tickets, closed on Monday, no reception after 14:00): "Xinjiang Historical Relics Exhibition", "Xinjiang Ethnic Customs Exhibition", "Xinjiang Ancient Mummy Exhibition", "Xinjiang Revolutionary Historical Materials Exhibition "Four permanent exhibitions, there are more than 37,000 pieces of various cultural relics and specimens, including 381 national first-class cultural relics.
3. [Wild Horse Garden] (ticket 160, free of charge for staying at the Wild Horse Hotel): There is the world's largest sweat horse base, as well as the national protected animal Platz's wild horse. In the garden, there is the largest silicified wood group in China and the longest silicified wood in the world. There are also meteorites weighing thousands of tons known as "extraterrestrial visitors" who broke into the earth. There are grassland stone figures, deer stones, petroglyphs and other landscapes in the garden, which fully display the historical and cultural elements of Xinjiang.
4. [Tianshan Tianchi] (ticket + shuttle bus 95+60): It was called "Yaochi" in ancient times. It is characterized by a complete vertical natural landscape belt, snow-capped mountains, glaciers, and alpine lakes. It is the best place for sightseeing, popular science investigation, adventure range rover, leisure and fitness and ethnic customs tour.
5. [Tianshan Grand Canyon] (tickets 75 + shuttle bus 50): The scenic area is divided into Tianshanba Recreation Area, Zhaobi Mountain Resort and Recreation Area, Gasdaban Sightseeing Area, Swan Lake Natural Scenic Area, Niu Yak Lake Forest Sea and Songtao Sightseeing The two lakes, three waterfalls, four streams, and eighteen valleys complement each other, and are especially popular with tourists for their "extraordinary pines, strange rocks, and sea of clouds".
6. [Turpan Jiaohe Old City] (Ticket + battery car 75+30): Jiaohe Old City is called Jiaohe because the river diverges around the city. It is the largest, oldest and best-preserved adobe city in the world, and also the most complete urban relic in my country for more than two thousand years. The Anxi Protectorate was first established in Jiaohe Ancient City.
6. [Turpan Kanerjing] (Ticket 40): Karez is a special irrigation system in desert areas, and is known as the three major ancient Chinese projects together with the Great Wall and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. Find its water source in the high mountain snow water, drill a vertical well of different depths at a certain interval, and then build an underground channel at the bottom of the well to connect the wells and divert the water to flow down. The water outlet is connected with the ground channel to lead the groundwater to the ground to irrigate the mulberry fields.
8. [Turpan Grape Valley] (ticket + battery car 75+25): Grape Valley is the largest valley in the Flame Mountain Valley, 8 kilometers long from north to south, with cliffs on both sides of the valley, surrounded by streams, and pure water. Grape racks full of fragrant and sweet grapes are all over the ditch, which is the largest local grape planting base in Turpan.
9. [Turpan Flame Mountain] (Ticket 40): In the hot summer, the surface temperature can reach 75°C. The mountain has been eroded by rain all year round, forming gullies. The gully is like a blazing flame, and the heat wave is rolling, so it is also called the Flaming Mountain.
10. [Shanshan Kumtag Desert] (ticket + battery car 30+30): Kumtag Desert is the sixth largest desert in China, located on the southern edge of the Lop Nur Depression in the Tarim Basin, east to Dunhuang City, Gansu Province, and north to Aqi The Kechan Valley is bounded by the Altun Mountains in the south, and meets the southeast of the Taklamakan Desert in the southwest, with a total area of more than 22,900 square kilometers.
11. [Jiangbulake Grassland] (ticket + shuttle bus 50+48): It is the vertical natural landscape of the Tianshan Mountains, the cultural landscape of the dry fields, and the perfect combination of the historical relics of the ancient Silk Road. It consists of ten thousand mu of wheat fields, Hanshule City, Daotiaoling, Huahaizi, Songcui Valley, Tianshan Strange Slope, Mohu Lake and other scenic spots are composed, and June to September is the best season to appreciate ten thousand acres of wheat waves!
Attractions in Northern Xinjiang (Kanas Ring Road):
[Keketuohai] (ticket + shuttle bus 90+36): Keketuohai Scenic Area is 485 kilometers away from Urumqi. Its natural scenery is composed of canyons, rivers, rocky forests, polar cold lakes and strange earthquake fault zones. Shenzhong Mountain in the scenic area, also known as Amersala Peak, is a granite peak that looks like a bell and cone, and it is the most mountain scenery in the Altai Mountains.
[Colorful Beach] (Ticket 50): The color of the rocks is changeable, the color is mainly red, and there are green, purple, yellow, white, black and transitional colors. ", across the Irtysh River in the middle, and the lush and verdant river valley scenery on the other side, it can be said that "a river separated by two banks has its own two heavens".
[Kanas Lake and Sanwan] (tickets + shuttle bus 160+110/70): The scenic spot consists of mountains, rivers, forests, lakes, grasslands and other strange natural landscapes, Genghis Khan's Western Expedition Army Site, ancient rock paintings and other history The cultural relics are integrated with the unique folk customs of the Mongolian Tuva people. On the way to the scenic spot, there are major scenic spots such as [Tuojing Bay], [Moon Bay], [Wolong Bay], and [Shenxian Bay].
[Hemu Village] (ticket + shuttle bus 50+52): Hemu Village is the concentrated living place of Tuva people, and it is one of the only 3 remaining Tuva villages (Hemu Village, Kanas Village and Baihaba Village) The farthest and largest village, with a total area of 3040 square kilometers. The houses here are all made of logs, full of primitive flavor.
[Urho Devil City] (Tickets + shuttle bus 42+20): It is a typical Yadan landform area. "Yadan" means "steep hill" in Uighur, and it is formed in arid and windy environment A type of wind erosion landform. The hills were blown by the wind into various "buildings", some like the Pagoda of Six Harmonies, some like the Temple of Heaven, some like the pyramids, and some like the Angkor Wat.
Attractions in northern Xinjiang (Ili along the ring road):
[Salimu Lake] (tickets + shuttle bus 70 + 80): It is the highest, largest, and alpine lake in Xinjiang, and it is favored by the warm and humid Atlantic air current, so there is a saying that "the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean" surrounds the lake There are tourist spots such as Santai Ancient Station, Tianhu Ancient Gate, Santai Grassland, Film and Television City, and Dianjiangtai along the highway.
[Zhaosu Xiata Grassland] (ticket + shuttle bus 40+60): Zhaosu Grassland is one of the four most famous grasslands in my country. The Xiata Ancient Road and Xiata Valley are covered with green grass, wild flowers everywhere, bees flying and butterflies dancing, and colorful spots. The clear and green Xiata River is like a jade belt, and the yurts on the bank are like pearls dotted on it.
[East and West Kalajun Grassland] (ticket + shuttle bus 70+90): This is not only the location of Wusun Kingdom, the largest nomadic ancient country in the Western Regions of China; it is also the location of the largest horse racing field in ancient China - "Khan Grassland", and it is also the location of Chinese Taoist culture The westernmost place of spread; it is not only the place where the ancient Chinese nomads established the most "tooth tents" in Gyeonggi, but also the only place in the world where Chinese Yijing culture and grassland nomadic culture blend. The biodiversity here is rich and diverse, and the scenery is beautiful.
[Nalati Grassland] (Ticket + shuttle bus 95+40+40): It is one of the four major grasslands in the world. The mountains here are undulating and the grass is green. It has both the vastness of the grassland and the softness of the stream. There are not only the handsomeness of the mountains, but also the momentum of the pine forest. The Kazakhs, who are hospitable and good at singing and dancing, retain strong and simple folk customs and rich grassland culture.
[Bayinbulak Grassland] (ticket + shuttle bus 65+75): It means "spring of abundance" in Mongolian, and it is the second largest grassland in my country. Surrounded by the Tianshan Mountains, the Alpine Basin is flat, with abundant rain and snow, and a wide variety of plants. In midsummer, flowers are in full bloom, and cattle and sheep are all over the hillside. Bayanbulak Swan Lake is the largest swan nature reserve in Asia and the only swan nature reserve in my country, where the largest population of wild swans in China lives.
[North Section + South Section of Duku Highway]: Duku Highway starts from Dushanzi in the north, passes through Gongnaisi Grassland and Bayinbulak Grassland in the south, and crosses the three Dabans of Hasilegen, Yuximolegai and Tieliemaiti , reaching Kuqa, an important county in southern Xinjiang, with a total length of 531 kilometers. The road runs through the Tianshan Mountains, often passing through mountains above 3,000 meters. The large and small Longchi of "Nantianchi" and the Duku Highway have become golden channels to drive tourism.
[Dushanzi Grand Canyon] (ticket 30, other items in the scenic area are charged separately): the valley bottom of the scenic spot is 100-400 meters wide, the valley shoulder is 800-1000 meters wide, the height from the valley bottom to the valley shoulder can reach 200 meters, and the altitude is 1070 meters. It is a canyon landform. The first scene of Duku Highway, the most beautiful road in the country, is the filming location of the TV series "Kyushu Misty Records" and the movie "Flying Life". There are rich tourist experience items such as large glass bridge, startling step by step, canyon zip line, high-altitude bicycle, cliff swing, etc.
Southern Xinjiang Attractions:
[Robu Village] (Ticket + battery car 40+10): A tourist area integrating desert, Populus euphratica, rivers and lakes. In the scenic area, there are primitive Populus euphratica forests in various poses and with different forms. The Tarim River and Weigan River complement each other here. The Taklimakan Desert, the largest in China, is in the south of the scenic area, rolling and boundless.
[Tarim Populus euphratica Forest] Ticket + shuttle bus + small train 45+30+100): Located in the middle reaches of the Tarim River on the northeast edge of the Taklamakan Desert, 70 kilometers away from the desert road in Luntai County, Bazhou, it is the largest original Populus euphratica forest park in Xinjiang, and it is also It is the most concentrated area of primitive Populus euphratica forest in the whole Tarim River Basin.
[Kuqa Grand Canyon] (ticket 50): Also known as the Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon, the mountain is reddish-brown in color. It is actually formed by hundreds of millions of years of wind and rain erosion and mountain torrents. The Grand Canyon is composed of a main valley and seven branch valleys, with a total length of more than 5,000 meters. .
[Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves] (ticket + explanation fee 70): One of the "Four Great Grottoes" in China, located on a cliff. Among them, there are more than 80 caves that preserve murals. It is the earliest and westernmost large-scale grotto group in my country. It was excavated in the 3rd century AD, and gradually stopped in the 8th-9th century AD. The duration is unique in all countries in the world.
[Wensu Grand Canyon] (Ticket + shuttle bus 40+60): The canyon is located on the edge of the Tianshan Mountains and the Tomur Peak National Alpine Nature Reserve. The canyon sightseeing and exploration area is about 50km long, and has five landforms including Danxia, Yadan, Ciyadan, rock salt karst and unique salt dome bottom split structure, and is called "a living textbook of geological history".
[Kashgar Old Town + Id Kah Mosque] (Package 40): The streets and alleys of the old city are criss-crossed, the layout is flexible and changeable, and the winding paths lead to seclusion. Most of the houses are civil, brick and wood structures, and many traditional houses have been sold With a history of one hundred years, it is the only maze-like city block in China featuring Islamic culture.
[Lake Karakuli] (Ticket 50): Lake Karakuli is a rare plateau lake in the world. Surrounded by ice peaks and snow-covered mountains, Gongger, Gongger Jiubie Peak and Muztag Peak add a magical and beautiful color to the lake.
[Taxian Stone City + Golden Grassland] (ticket 35): It is a famous ancient city site on the ancient Silk Road in Xinjiang. It is the meeting point of the Central and South Roads of the ancient Silk Road. The castle is built on a high hill, there is a city wall outside the city, and there are stone hills and chaotic rocks between the partition walls. The golden grass beach under the stone city is shining with golden light in the setting sun, which is extremely beautiful.
[Panlong Ancient Road in Taxian County]: It lies across the Kunlun Mountains, with an altitude of about 4,100 kilometers. It looks like a giant dragon lying in the mountains from a distance, watching over the sacred mountain and holy land in the west of the motherland. There are more than 600 S-curves on the Panshan Highway, and the dark new asphalt road surface is like a mountain painting outlined by a stroke.
[Hetian Tuancheng]: Naerbag Street in Hotan City is a typical traditional folk block pattern in southern Xinjiang. It is named "Tuancheng" because the center diverges and the streets are surrounded. Every street and every household has its own characteristics, and at the same time, it is organically integrated. Traditional dwellings, characteristic shops, handicrafts and traditional folk customs echo each other.
[Hetian Jade Bazaar]: Located next to the Yulong Kashi River Bridge in Hetian, Xinjiang, it is also called the Stone Bazaar at the head of the bridge. It is the largest Hetian jade seed material trading market in Xinjiang.
[Taklamakan Desert and Desert Highway]: The Taklamakan Desert is located in the center of the Tarim Basin in southern Xinjiang. It is the largest desert in China, the tenth largest desert in the world, and the second largest mobile desert in the world. my country's first desert highway Korla-Minfeng across the Taklimakan Desert is a miracle in the history of highways. The second desert highway Hotan-Shaya was also officially opened to traffic.
Xinjiang is so big and there are so many scenic spots, what should I do:
Xinjiang is divided into southern and northern Xinjiang by the Tianshan Mountains. Tourists usually recommend and plan travel routes according to the southern and northern borders. The northern border focuses on mountains, lakes, virgin forests, pastures and grasslands, representing scenic spots. Attractions include Tianshan Tianchi, Keketuohai, Kanas Lake, Hemu Village, Colorful Beach, Devil City, Sailimu Lake, Nalati Grassland, Zhaosu Grassland, Kara Jun Grassland, Bayinbulak Swan Lake, Duku Roads, etc. May to September is the most beautiful season in northern Xinjiang, so traveling in northern Xinjiang is also the first choice for many tourists during this time period, but Kanas, Hemu, and Sailimu Lake in winter also have a special charm of seeing snow in winter Plus ski vacation has gradually become a popular tourist destination in northern Xinjiang. Southern Xinjiang focuses more on deserts, Populus euphratica, canyons, plateau scenery, and strong ethnic customs in Xinjiang. Representative scenic spots include Turpan attractions, Kumtag Desert , Rob villages, Tarim River Populus euphratica forest, Taklimakan Desert, Kuqa Grand Canyon, Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves, Wensu Grand Canyon, Kashgar Old Town, Karakul Lake, Taxian Stone City, Panlong Ancient Road, Hetian Tuancheng , Hotan Stone Bazaar, etc. Southern Xinjiang is suitable for traveling throughout the year to explore Xinjiang's rich and simple folk customs and taste Xinjiang's authentic food, especially in October when the leaves of Populus euphratica are yellow in golden autumn. It can’t be completed in one or two days. If the time is only 5-8 days, then you can play a Kanas loop or a Yili loop alone. If you have more than 10 days, you can play Kanas If you have 15-20 days, we can plan a big car trip in the north and south of Xinjiang for the North Xinjiang Ring Road of Nasi + Yili + Duku Highway, or the South Xinjiang Minority Customs Tour. The beauty of the whole north and south of Xinjiang, folk customs, and authentic food are all here.
Here are a few classic routes that are suitable for your chartered travel. You decide when to go and where to go:
It is often said that the peak season in Xinjiang is from May to October. Xinjiang is too big, and it is beautiful all year round. For the sake of simplicity and clarity, I will not upload the picture.
January-February: Hemu Snow Town, Kanas Snow Town, Kashgar in southern Xinjiang, and Muztag Glacier. At this time, there are few people in Xinjiang and the scenery is beautiful.
March-April: Pay attention, spring in Xinjiang is coming soon. This is a good time to see apricot blossoms. Xinghua in Taxkorgan County (Datong Township, Bandier Township), Nalati Xinghuagou... The time of Xinghua varies from year to year, and the specific notice shall prevail.
May: Summer gradually enters southern Xinjiang, and spring enters northern Xinjiang. Kanas has not yet entered the spring, we have to wait until the grass is green. At this time, you can see the flowers in Yili in full bloom. Depending on the flowering period, the scenery is also different.
June-August: Xinjiang is fully open. All Xinjiang is a good place.
September: Do not go to Ili at this time. Once the grassland in Ili turns yellow, it will not be so beautiful. The main scenic spots are in Kanas and southern Xinjiang.
October: Birch forest in Kanas, Populus euphratica in southern Xinjiang.
November-December: Same as January-February.
In short: Xinjiang is beautiful and you can go there all year round.
Northern Xinjiang Kanas Loop Tour:
Day 1: Urumqi - Tianshan Tianchi - Fuyun
Day 2: Fuyun - Keketuohai - Colorful Beach - Burqin
Day 3: Burqin - Kanas Lake
Day 4: Kanas Lake - Hemu Village
Day 5: Hemu Village - Burqin
Day 6: Burqin - Devil City - Urumqi
If you have one more day, you can also go to Sailimu Lake
Northern Xinjiang Ili Grassland Tour:
Day 1: Urumqi - Sailimu Lake - Yining
Day 2: Yining-Xiata-Zhaosu
Day 3: Zhaosu - Kalajun Grassland - Tekes Bagua City
Day 4: Turks-Nalati Grassland
Day 5: Nalati - Bayinbulak
Day 6: Bayinbulak - Duku Highway - Urumqi
Northern Xinjiang Kanas + Yili + Duku Highway Loop Tour:
Day 1: Urumqi - Colorful Beach - Burqin
Day 2: Burqin - Kanas Lake
Day 3: Kanas Lake - Hemu Village
Day 4: Hemu Village - Burqin
Day 5: Burqin - Devil City - Kuitun
Day 6: Kuitun - Sailimu Lake - Yining
Day 7: Yining - Lavender Base - Nalati
Day 8: Nalati - Bayinbulak
Day 9: Bayinbulak - Duku Highway - Urumqi
Northern Xinjiang+Southern Xinjiang Minority Customs Tour (Full Duku):
Day 1: Urumqi - Colorful Beach - Burqin
Day 2: Burqin - Kanas Lake
Day 3: Kanas Lake - Hemu Village
Day 4: Hemu Village - Burqin
Day 5: Burqin - Devil City - Kuitun
Day 6: Kuitun - Sailimu Lake - Jinghe
Day 7: Jinghe-North Section of Duku Highway-Nalati
Day 8: Nalati - Bayinbulak
Day 9: Bayinbulak - Duku Highway South Section - Kuqa Grand Canyon - Kuqa
Day 10: Kuqa - Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves - Aksu
Day 11: Aksu-Kashgar visit the old city in the afternoon
Day 12: Kashi - Karakul Lake - Stone Town - Ta County
Day 13: Ta County - Panlong Ancient Road - Kashgar
Day 14: Free activities in Kashgar, transfer to airport
Xinjiang Panoramic Car Tour on the South-North Xinjiang Ring Road:
Day 1: Urumqi - Tianshan Tianchi - Fuyun
Day 2: Fuyun - Keketuohai - No. 3 Mine Pit - Burqin
Day 3: Burqin - Kanas
Day 4: Kanas - Hemu
Day 5: Hemu - Colorful Beach - Burqin
Day 6: Burqin - Devil City - Kuitun
Day 7: Kuitun - Sailimu Lake - Kazanqi - Yining
Day 8: Yining - Lavender Base - Nalati Grassland
Day 9: Nalati Grassland - Bayinbulak
Day 10: Bayinbulak - Duku Highway - Kuqa Grand Canyon - Kuqa
Day 11: Kuqa - Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves - Wensu Grand Canyon - Aksu
Day 12: Aksu - Hometown of Peasant Painting - Kashgar
Day 13: Kashgar Old Town, Kashgar full-day free activities
Day 14: Kashi - Karakule Lake - Stone City - Ta County
Day 15: Ta County - Panlong Ancient Road - Kashgar
Day 16: Kashgar - the hometown of Yingjisha soil pottery - Hotan
Day 17: After the Stone Bazaar in Hotan Tuancheng - Desert Highway - Shaya
Day 18: Shaya - Populus euphratica Park - Korla
Day 19: Korla - Luobu Village - Turpan
Day 20: Turpan Jiaohe Ancient City, Karez Well, Flame Mountain, Grape Valley - Urumqi
Pure Southern Xinjiang Minority Customs Tour:
Day 1: Urumqi - Turpan
Day 2: Turpan - Rob Village - Korla
Day 3: Korla - Kuqa Grand Canyon - Kuqa Palace - Kuqa
Day 4: Kuqa - Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves - Aksu
Day 5: Aksu-Kashgar visit the old city in the afternoon
Day 6: Kashi - Karakul Lake - Stone Town - Ta County
Day 7: Ta County - Panlong Ancient Road - Kashgar
Day 8: Free activities in Kashgar and transfer to airport
The above are some of the best Xinjiang travel routes recommended by the editor. Please refer to them. The routes recommended by the editor are all routes that I have personally traveled. With years of experience in operating tourism teams, I personally advocate that travel is for relaxation. Mood, the beautiful scenery you see is for relaxation, so it is not recommended to travel on the road. If you keep going to see more scenery, in the end, the scenery is not good, the mood is not relaxed, and you are exhausted. The last memories are in the car. The final feelings are all on the way, so don't mind that my itinerary will be 1-2 days longer than others.
Chartered tour is your first choice for traveling in Xinjiang:
Xinjiang is so big, how can we play more comfortably? The editor recommends that you charter a car tour. The following are the reasons for recommending you to charter a car tour. First of all, Xinjiang’s area of 1.6 million square kilometers is really too large, and the distance between cities and scenic spots is relatively long. , Sometimes the mileage of a car is about 400-500 kilometers a day, which causes us to take a long time to travel by car, and it is hard for everyone, but it is much more comfortable to rent a small car than to take a bus. Also faster. Secondly, there is a saying in Xinjiang that "the most beautiful scenery is always on the road". There are beautiful scenery everywhere along the way of traveling in Xinjiang. It is essential to stop and take pictures when encountering good scenery, especially Duku Highway, Yizhao The road is full of beautiful scenery and only vehicles with less than 7 seats can pass, so only chartered travel can fully meet your needs for viewing and shooting.
