What are the characteristics of Xinjiang’s tourism resources?

Xinjiang has a vast territory and rich resources. In this vast land, there are many snow-capped mountains, glaciers, rivers and lakes. It has high altitude... It is extremely rich in tourism resources. There are 68 kinds of tourism resources in the country. There are 56 types in Xinjiang, accounting for 83% of the country’s tourism resource types.

Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is the largest province in China. It is about 2,000 kilometers long from east to west and 1,600 kilometers wide from north to south. It has a total area of ??1.6649 million square kilometers, including 420,000 square kilometers of desert and 290,000 square kilometers of Gobi. . It has a population of more than 20 million and 47 ethnic groups. It accounts for one-sixth of the country's total area, which is slightly larger than the 13 coastal provinces and cities combined. It borders the most neighboring countries: Xinjiang, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, etc. 8 countries border. The province with the longest border is about 5,600 kilometers long.

Xinjiang is located deep inland, far away from the ocean and surrounded by mountains, making it difficult for moist ocean air to enter, resulting in an extremely dry continental climate. Xinjiang's climate has many characteristics, including many sunny days, strong sunshine, little rain, dryness, cold winters and hot summers, large temperature differences between day and night, and more wind and sand, etc. Xinjiang is rich in tourism resources and has a magical and unique natural ecology. "Ice and fire" coexist, and "sand and green" are neighbors. It is natural, primitive, broad, extensive, broad and delicate, and the landscape combination is three-dimensional and diverse. There is a desert to the south of the city and an oasis to the north. It is extremely hot outside the city and cool breeze blows inside the city.

Xinjiang has also enjoyed the reputation of the land of melons and fruits, the land of Tianma, the land of gold and jade and the kingdom of carpets and silk since ancient times.

There is the world’s second highest peak at 8,611 meters above sea level - K2,

China’s longest glacier - Yinsugeti Glacier,

China’s largest desert —Taklimakan Desert,

China’s largest inland river—Tarimu River,

largest inland freshwater lake—Bosten Lake,

China’s largest Yadan landform Groups - the mysterious "Dragon City", "Wind City" and "Devil City" spread across the wilderness of northern and southern Xinjiang.

China's largest petrified wood park - Jiangjun Gobi Petrified Wood Group...

Hundreds of ancient cities and beacons have been left in Xinjiang, the ancient "Silk Road" , Thousand Buddha Caves, ancient buildings, ancient farmland ruins, etc., are distributed in groups and belts along the ancient "Silk Road". It is the area with the largest number of ancient cities and the best preservation in the world. It can be called the "World Ancient City Museum", forming a A cultural tourism resource that attracts worldwide attention.

Xinjiang has rich historical and cultural relics. After the Silk Road entered Xinjiang, it was divided into the South Road, the North Road, the Middle Road south of the Tianshan Mountains, and the New North Road north of the Tianshan Mountains that was later expanded. Along these Silk Roads, the ancient cultural relics of the Western Regions such as Khotan, Yarkand, Shule, Qiuci, Wusun, Cheshi and Gaochang, as well as the governance of Xinjiang in various historical periods such as the Han, Jin, Sui and Tang, are gathered together. There are many remains of the Duhufu, Dudufu, Tuntianduweifu, General's Mansion and so on.