Turpan tourist guide must visit scenic spots.

Turpan tourist guide must visit scenic spots.

Turpan is a famous historical and cultural city and a popular tourist destination in Xinjiang. Among them, Jiaohe Ancient Town, Gaochang Ancient Town, Turpan Museum, Flame Mountain and Bayinguoleng Grottoes are the must-see attractions for Turpan tourism.

Jiaohe ancient town 1:

As the most intact and largest tulou city in the world, Jiaohe Ancient Town is one of the representative scenic spots in Turpan. Here you can feel the prosperity of the ancient city and the heavy sense of history.

2. Gaochang Ancient Town:

Gaochang ancient city is the largest ancient city site in Turpan area, with rich historical and cultural heritage. It used to be an important node of the ancient Silk Road, where eastern and western cultures blended and left many precious cultural heritages.

3. Turpan Museum:

Turpan Museum is an important place to understand the history and culture of Turpan. The museum has a rich collection, including murals, thangka, gold and silver utensils and other precious cultural relics, as well as ethnic and folk cultural relics such as silk, wood and bronze.

4. Flame Mountain:

The Flame Mountain is located about 60 kilometers northwest of Turpan City, where the story of the Monkey King borrowing a banana fan for the journey to the West happened. The mountains here are abrupt and undulating, and the peaks are blazing with fire and the scenery is spectacular.

5. Bayinguoleng Grottoes:

Bayinguoleng Grottoes, located in the valley 10 km southeast of Bayin Township, Turpan City, is an important Buddhist cultural heritage in Turpan.