Kashgar Ancient Stone City

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Kashgar Ancient Stone City is located in the northeast of Taxkorgan County, Kashgar Prefecture. It used to be the royal city of Puli Kingdom in the ancient "Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions", and it was also an important stop on the ancient Silk Road. The Stone City has existed since the Pantuo period (about the 1st century AD), and is a precious historical relic in Xinjiang. Today, there are only broken walls and ruins left in the castle. Tourists can only visit the ruins when they come here. The lonely castle is also very suitable for photography, and can eliminate the desolate and tragic castle photos. The ancient stone city is built on the hills on the northeast side of the county. The terrain is relatively high and can be photographed from a distance. If you want to board the castle, you need to pay tickets. The ancient city is not big, with a length and width of about 300-400 meters, and you can visit it in about 1 hour. In the ancient city, you can see the ruins of the former city walls and houses, but they are already dilapidated. You can only look at the silent earthen walls and imagine the prosperity of the past. In addition, the golden grass beach next to the ancient stone city is a good place to watch and shoot the stone city. The local area has built a wooden plank road here to facilitate shooting. At sunset, the yellowed ancient city looks extraordinarily solemn under the setting sun, which is a good time to take pictures.

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Supplementary Note:The above information is for reference only. For specific information, please refer to the content disclosed on the day of the scenic spot.

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The road conditions from Kashgar to Taxian County are poor. It is recommended to check the condition of the vehicle before driving and bring supplies (common gas stations on the road refuse to refuel, it is recommended to fill up the gas before departure and prepare a bucket for emergency).

扎金索斯岛伊芙

Stone City is in Ta County, next to the square, within walking distance. Tickets include Stone City and Golden Grass Beach. You can take a scenic car to enter the tourist center at the entrance. The walking distance is not too far. It takes about ten minutes to walk to Stone City. The scenery is very good. Under the towering snow-capped mountains, a city ruins with a history of more than 2,000 years stands quietly. On the opposite side is a beautiful grassland wetland, which is very beautiful. Perhaps because of the epidemic, there are not many tourists, and the prevention and control of the epidemic in Xinjiang is very strict.

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欲飞的鸟

[Ancient Stone City] Located in the north of Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in Kashgar, Xinjiang, it is a famous ancient city site on the ancient road in Xinjiang. The castle of Stone City is built on a high hill, and the situation is extremely precarious. There are multi-layered or broken or continuous city walls outside the city. The stone mounds overlap between the partition walls, and huge stones are placed everywhere, forming a unique stone city style. In the Han Dynasty, it was the royal city of Puli Kingdom, one of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. After the Tang Dynasty unified the Western Regions, Congling Detention Center was set up here. In the early Yuan Dynasty, large-scale construction was carried out to expand the city walls, and the old stone city took on a new look. In the 28th year of Guangxu, the Qing Dynasty established Boli Hall here, and repaired and added to the old castle. "Tashkurgan" means "Stone City" in Tajik. The Stone City site is now a national key cultural relics protection unit.

小草一根

The main structure of the entire ancient city is well preserved, and the service of the scenic spot is almost meaningless.

bjbillyjiao

Stone City is the meeting point of the Middle Road and the South Road of the ancient Silk Road. Several passages from Kashgar, Shache, Yingjisha and Yecheng to the Pamirs all converge here. The castle is built on a high hill, and the situation is extremely dangerous. There are multi-layered or broken or continuous city walls outside the city. The stone mounds overlap between the partition walls, and the piles of chaotic stones form a unique stone city scenery. In the Han Dynasty, it was the royal city of Puli Kingdom, one of the thirty-six countries in the Western Regions. After the Tang government unified the Western Regions, Congling Detention Center was set up here. In the early Yuan Dynasty, large-scale construction was carried out to expand the city outline; in the 28th year of Guangxu, the Qing government established Puli Hall here, and built a new town in the south of the old castle, and this stone city was abandoned. Stone Town is just next to the county seat of Taxian County. Stone Town alone is not big, but because it is located on a high slope, the view is quite good. It overlooks the surrounding wetland park and surrounding snow-capped mountains, which is quite impressive. Entering the scenic spot, there will be a guide to introduce the history and details of the scenic spot. There are eco-friendly cars inside, and there are visitors on the iceberg at the entrance. It is a very good scenic spot, and it is worth visiting.

ddyy01122

The tour line is a bit pitted. Tickets are sold at the visitor center and the shuttle bus is issued. Don't rush to the entrance of the scenic spot. You can visit Stone City, Jincaotan, and Caiyunrenjia Folk Village in turn. First, take a car to the bottom of Stone City (there is a museum that is not open), and the plank road enters the city. Going down from the other side, which is Jincaotan, is also waiting for the shuttle bus to return here. On the return journey, we will stop at the Folk Village to ask if anyone is getting off. Jincao Beach is rich in water and grass. Looking back, you can see Stone City standing under the snow-capped peak. The B&B Village does not seem to need a ticket, because there is a bonfire party in the square at night, the time may be 8-9.30, because we did not catch up, so we are not sure.

winsonwoo

There are not many things to see in Stone City, and it’s not really interesting. Here we need to rely more on the ability of the tour guide, but I forgot that the tour guides who lead the group here are uneven, and I didn’t see a few complete stories that could be told.