introduce
Karez Folklore Park is located on the east side of the urban area of Turpan, about 3 kilometers from the city center. It is a scenic spot with the theme of Karez culture and one of the famous scenic spots in Turpan. In the scenic area, there are prototypes and museums of Karez, as well as Uyghur residential-style hotels and restaurants. Visitors here can systematically understand the Karez culture in Xinjiang, and can also eat and stay here, and taste Uyghur-style architecture and food. It is a good place for tourism in Turpan.
The area of Karez Folk Custom Garden is small, only a few hundred meters in length and width, and you can walk into the scenic area to play. Generally, it only takes about 2 hours for tourists to come here for a tour, and it will take longer if they want to shop, eat, etc.
The main building in the scenic area is the Karez Museum, which can be seen as soon as you enter the gate. This is also a good place to systematically understand the Karez culture. Karez well is actually a unique water intake project in Xinjiang. By digging underground canals, it can not only collect groundwater naturally, but also avoid excessive evaporation. Because of its magic and scale all over Xinjiang, it is known as the third largest in China except the Great Wall and the Grand Canal. ancient engineering. The working principle and excavation process of Karez are displayed in the museum. You can take a good look at it and feel the wisdom of the ancient Uyghurs.
On the north side of the museum, there is another main landscape in the scenic area - the prototype of the Karez well. The prototype is about 300 meters long and is divided into an underground channel and an open channel (that is, the part of the underground channel flowing out of the surface). Visitors can enter the underground Karez channel and watch the Karez well on the spot. working principle.
In addition to the Karez culture, there are traditional folk buildings in Xinjiang, such as the raisin drying house, Anar Khan’s home, and the Chinese Great Nang Pit. Tourists can watch the traditional buildings of Xinjiang dwellings here and learn about the process of drying raisins and baking naan. ,very interesting.
opening hours
January 1-April 20 10:00-18:30; April 21-October 20 08:00-20:00; October 21-December 31 10:00-18:30 ; April 21-October 20 (peak season) 08:00-20:00; October 21-April 20 (low season) 10:00-18:30.
