introduce

Located in the eastern part of the Gurbantunggut Desert, the Colorful City is named for its colorful landform features. It consists of dozens of colorful hills, and the scattered hills look like tents. Each hill has a different color, as if in a mysterious fairy tale world. Due to the geological changes of hundreds of millions of years, the continuous hills here are mainly red ocher, mixed with yellow, white, black and green and other colors. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" directed by Ang Lee once filmed here.

At noon, the colorful city was as hot as fire, and even the air became hot and scorching. When the sun sets, the colorful city becomes colorful against the backdrop of the setting sun. The red hills are like burning flames, and the blue and green ones are like pieces of colorful gems, dazzling.

At present, there is no public transportation to the scenic spot, and you can only charter a car to visit the scenic spot. Except for a few oil production points of oil fields, the surrounding area of ​​the scenic spot is a deserted Gobi Desert. The sunset time here is 20:30-21:30, and the sunrise time is about 6:00 (summer).

There are accommodations in the scenic area, but the conditions are very simple, there are no toilets, and there are no washing facilities. Many tourists will return to Changji or Jimsar County to stay, and some tourists will stay in Guhai Hot Spring, which is about 70 kilometers away from the scenic spot.

It is very necessary to bring your own dry food and some drinking water when going to the scenic spot.

opening hours

8:00-18:00 all year round

Preferential treatment policy

Supplementary Note:1. 1. Execute the range of 50% off fares. (1) Residents in the Altay area can get free tickets and full-price shuttle buses with their resident ID cards. (2) For domestic soldiers, with valid military documents, tickets are free, and shuttle buses are full price. (3) For domestic students with valid certificates, tickets are half-price and shuttle buses are full-price. (4) For domestic teachers with valid certificates, tickets are half-price and shuttle buses are full-price. 2. The range of free tickets. (1) Domestic minors (children under 1.4 meters in height), the elderly over 65 years old, and the disabled are exempt from tickets and shuttle buses with legal and valid certificates. (2) Domestic teachers on September 10th, Teacher's Day, are free of charge with valid regular-price tickets and free of charge for shuttle bus. (3) Photographers, painters, writers, calligraphers, entrepreneurs, directors, actors, journalists (approved by provincial and above institutions), free tickets and free tickets for interval cars with legal and valid certificates. (4) Model honorees at or above the provincial level, university professors, experts enjoying special allowances from the State Council, members of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences are exempt from tickets and shuttle buses with valid certificates. (5) After visiting the scenic spot, tourists stay at the tourist service center that night. With the ticket stamped with the special check-in stamp, they can re-enter the scenic spot to take pictures of the sunrise for free in the next morning, and the shuttle bus is half-price. The above information is for reference only, please refer to the disclosure of scenic spots for specific information.

must see tips

 1. The scenic spot is located in a deserted place, and the nearest county seat is also 100 kilometers away. Whether you are returning to the city on the same day or staying in the scenic spot, it is very necessary to bring some dry food and drinking water with you.

2. In summer here, the sunlight is very strong, coupled with the reflection of the surrounding rocks, try to avoid long-term outdoor activities at noon.

3. The scenic spot is located in the northern part of Xinjiang. The temperature difference between day and night is large and the climate is dry. It is very necessary to add clothes and water in time.

4. In the depths of the desert in this kind of no-man's land, don't act alone, and don't go exploring in places without roads without authorization, otherwise the consequences will be very serious.

5. According to some tourists, when staying in the scenic spot, you can hear the howling of wild wolves at night. If you plan to stay in the scenic area, please do not go out at night without authorization.