Duku Highway Travel Guide

Duku Highway Travel Guide includes Dushanzi Grand Canyon, Tangbula Baili Gallery, and Nalati Grassland.

1. Dushanzi Grand Canyon

The Dushanzi Grand Canyon, known as the "Duku Secret Land, a Billion-year Wonder", is accessible by road. The canyon walls have steep cliffs, and the water flows at the bottom of the canyon. The ground on the canyon shoulder is desert grassland. Standing on the canyon shoulder and looking at the canyon in the distance, what you see in front of you is a typical Grand Canyon scene. The alluvial ravines formed by the snow and rainwater flowing down from the Tianshan Mountains pass through the soil here, carving out these unique landscapes on the valley walls.

2. Tangbula Baili Gallery

It is one of the five prestigious grasslands in Ili and is known as the "Baili Gallery". There are luxuriant grasses, surging water, snow-capped spruce trees, and high mountains and white clouds. This gallery is run from east to west by the Kashgar River and many tributaries and small rivers, and is intertwined by buried mountains, forests, grasslands, and river valleys to form a A beautiful picture.

3. Nalati Grassland

It is one of the four largest grasslands in the world and has been a famous pasture since ancient times. The beautiful grassland scenery is combined with the local Kazakh folk customs. The Kazakhs who are good at singing and dancing live here and still retain the rich and simple folk customs and rich grassland culture. The Nalati Scenic Area forms a unique frontier fortress scenery with its unique natural landscape, long history and culture, and rich ethnic customs.

Things to note when traveling on Duku Highway:

1. Understand the traffic control times

Traffic safety will be enforced on Duku Highway from November every year to May of the following year. Control and opening time are generally from June to October, so before departure, be sure to find out from the relevant departments whether the Duku Highway has been opened to traffic, so as not to find out that you can't get in when you get there.

2. Choose a vehicle for self-driving travel

Passenger cars with more than seven seats are not allowed to drive on Duku Highway, so if more than seven people travel, they must separate several cars. Most people drive their own cars when traveling by car. Before setting off, you must check whether the vehicle is in good condition.

3. Pay attention to the speed limit

There are speed limits on many sections of the Duku Highway. You must drive according to the speed limit conscientiously. The Duku Highway itself is relatively narrow, and it is during the peak tourist season. There are many vehicles, so be sure to obey traffic rules and give way to others.

4. Bring your ID card, driver’s license, driving license and other documents

There are checkpoints at rest stops on Xinjiang highways, and the staff will check the driver’s license and the driver’s license. ID cards and other documents of the personnel, so these documents must be carried and must be checked before departure.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Duku Highway