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What are the famous places of interest in Xinjiang?

1. Kalamaili Mountain ungulate wildlife reserve

This area is located in the northeast of Gurbantunggut Desert.

2. Kanas Lake Scenic Area

Located in the deep forest of Altai Mountain in the north of Burqin County.

3. Bayinbuluke Swan Reserve

Swan Lake is located in Bayinbuluke grassland in the middle of Hejing County, with clear springs and criss-crossing river networks, which is a paradise for swans and many other waterfowl.

4. Tianchi

Located on the mountainside of Bogda Peak east of Urumqi; Tianchi is1.980m above sea level. The lake is half-moon-shaped, covered with snow, and the lakes and mountains are beautiful. The natural scenery of Tianchi is summarized as eight scenic spots in Tianchi.

5. Flame Mountain

Located in the middle of Turpan basin

6. Grape Valley

The world-famous Turpan Grape Valley is located in the Flame Mountain Canyon at the northeast of Turpan 13 km.

7. Jiaohe Ancient City

Locals call it "Ya 'er and Tu", which means "Ya 'er City". It is located on the earth cliff in the new area of Yarnaizigou River, which is 10 km west of Turpan City.

8. "Ya Dan landform" ghost town

The most famous "ghost town" is the Wuerhe windy city. It is located in the northwest edge of Junggar basin, in the small Wuerhe basin about 100 km northeast of Karamay.

9. Guozigou

Located in Huocheng County, it is a vertical and horizontal canyon, connected to Selimu Lake in the north and Yili River Valley in the south. It has a cool climate and beautiful scenery. People call it "valley of flowers" and "fairyland in fairyland"

10. Glacier Kingdom

Daxigou source area is known as "Glacier Kingdom"; Daxigou is an ideal classroom for scientific research and tourism, with modern glaciers, Tianshan geological landforms and vertical zoning of animals. In recent years, a new Nantaizi tourist area has been opened in Daxigoukou.

1 1. ChristianRandPhillips Tomb

It is located in Haohan village, 5 kilometers east of Kashgar, and is a typical Islamic ancient building complex.

12. Barentai Yellow Temple

Located in the center of Hejing County, it is a unique palace-style palace that combines Chinese and Western styles.

13. Kanas Lake

14. Nalati grassland

15. Tarim River and Wild Populus euphratica Forest Park

16. Etigar Mosque

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, called Xin for short, is located in the northwest border of China, with Urumqi as the capital. It is one of the five minority autonomous regions in China and the largest provincial administrative region in China, covering an area of 6,543,800 square kilometers, accounting for one sixth of the total land area of China.

Xinjiang is located in the hinterland of Eurasia, with a land border of more than 5,600 kilometers, bordering Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Pakistan, Mongolia, India and Afghanistan. Historically, it was an important passage of the ancient Silk Road, and now it is the only place where the second "Eurasian Continental Bridge" passes, and its strategic position is very important. There are 47 ethnic groups in Xinjiang, mainly inhabited by Uygur, Han, Kazak, Hui, Mongolia, Kirgiz, Xibe, Tajik, Uzbek, Manchu, Daur, tatar and Russian, and it is one of the five major ethnic autonomous regions in China. According to the results of the sixth national census, Xinjiang ranks fifth in the proportion of people with higher education in 24 provinces and cities. Xinjiang will fully implement the 14 free education policy in southern Xinjiang, promote 14 free education in other regions, and gradually realize 15 free education in the whole region, that is, 3 years before school, 6 years in primary school, 3 years in junior high school and 3 years in senior high school. ? [ 1-2]?

In 60 BC, the central government of the Western Han Dynasty established the Western Regions' Capital Protection House, and Xinjiang officially became a part of China's territory. ? [3]? 1884 Qing government established a province in Xinjiang. 1949 peaceful liberation of Xinjiang. 1 955 65438+1October1Xinjiang Autonomous Region was established. Xinjiang has 14 prefectures, cities and 89 counties (cities), including 33 border counties (cities).