When can you visit the South Silk Road?

Opening hours of the South Silk Road: open all day

Introduction to attractions on the South Silk Road:

The South Silk Road leaves Yumen Pass from the west of Dunhuang , passing through Loulan, along the southern edge of the Taklamakan, westward at the northern foot of the Kunlun Mountains, and across the Pamirs to Afghanistan. The Hotan area has always been the center of human activities along the southern Silk Road during the historical period. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the ancient Silk Road prospered unprecedentedly. With the progress of human society and the development of science and technology, it was gradually replaced by maritime traffic in the 15th and 16th centuries.

However, many ancient cities, grottoes, tombs and other cultural relics and natural scenery can still be seen along the route, and it has set off the contemporary world-wide "Silk Road" craze. The most fascinating one among them is the legendary South Xinjiang Silk Road. A series of events in historical periods are related to the Silk Road. The South Silk Road is a comprehensive carrier of this information and a bridge for people to pursue history and culture. The tourism resources are of great value.

Nowadays, the "Tarim Desert Highway" running through the Taklimakan Desert, known as the "Sea of ??Death", is a convenient passage for Hotan area to connect with the outside world. It is also an ideal view for people to enjoy the desert scenery in the hinterland of the desert. It starts from the 314 National Highway in the east of Luntai County in the north, passes through the Lunnan Oilfield, Tarim River, Xiaotang, Tazhong 4 Oilfield and Taklimakan Desert, and ends in Minfeng County Chahan in the south. It is connected to the 315 National Highway, and runs through the Tarim Basin from north to south. 522 kilometers, of which 446 kilometers are through the flowing desert section.

The pavement structure of the desert road section from top to bottom is: asphalt sand, asphalt concrete, graded gravel natural gravel, geotextile, and wind-deposited sand base. The geogrid sand system with Chinese characteristics is economical and reliable, that is, Xinjiang reeds are rolled to make grass grids to fix the sand. The grid width on the windward side of the road is no less than 50-70 cm, and the downwind side is no less than 30-30 cm. 50 cm, and adjust appropriately according to the position of the air outlet.