Top 10 places worth traveling to in Xinjiang

1. Tianshan Tianchi

Located halfway up the mountain below Bogda Peak in Fukang City, Changji Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, it is a national-level scenic spot and a national AAAAA-level scenic spot in China. .

The total area of ??the scenic spot is 160 square kilometers (the planned area is 548 square kilometers), with Tianchi as the center, starting from Shimen in the north, the snow line in the south, Maya Mountain in the west, and Dadonggou in the east. 4 vertical natural landscape zones.

The main attractions include Xiaotianchi, Denggan Mountain, Tianchi North Slope Tourist Area, Liquan Cave, etc.

2. Gaochang Ancient City

It is located in Sanbao Township, more than 40 kilometers east of Turpan City, in the Mutugou River Delta at the southern foot of the Flame Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with a total area of ??2 million square meters. It was the central town in the Turpan Basin from the Western Han Dynasty to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (1st century BC - 14th century AD).

It has gone through the Western Han Dynasty Gaochangbi, Gaochang County, Gaochang Kingdom, Tang Dynasty Xizhou and Gaochang Uighur periods, with a time span of about 1,400 years.

The Gaochang Ancient City consists of three cities: the outer city, the inner city and the palace city (Khan Fort). There are a large number of religious building ruins and palace ruins distributed within the city site.

3. Kanas Lake

National AAAAA tourist attraction, national geological park, national forest park, China Nature Reserve, national natural heritage, national low-carbon tourism experimental zone, The most beautiful lake in China, Kanas Lake is known as the "Wonderland on Earth and the Garden of the Gods" due to its towering snow-capped peaks and lush green slopes.

The Kanas Lake Scenic Area combines unique natural landscapes such as mountains, rivers, forests, lakes, and grasslands, historical and cultural relics such as ancient rock paintings, and the unique folk customs of the Mongolian Tuva people. Bay, Changse Lake, Wolong Bay, Guanyutai and other major attractions.

4. Bosten Lake

Located in Bohu County, southeast of the Yanqi Basin in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China, it is the largest inland freshwater huff and puff lake in China.

In May 2014, Bosten Lake Scenic Area was rated as a national 5A tourist attraction, becoming the eighth national 5A tourist attraction in Xinjiang.

5. Devil City

Also known as Urho Wind City. It is located in the Urho mining area on the lower reaches of the Jiamu River on the northwest edge of the Junggar Basin in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 100 kilometers southwest of Karamay City. There is a unique wind-eroded landform with a strange shape. The local Mongolians call this city "Sulumhak".

The Devil City runs northwest and east-west, with a length and width of more than 5 kilometers, a radius of about 10 square kilometers, and an altitude of about 350 meters.

6. Keketuohai

It is located in Fuyun County, Altay Prefecture, northern Xinjiang, covering an area of ??788 square kilometers, 485 kilometers away from Urumqi and 53 kilometers away from Fuyun County. The scenic spot consists of four parts: the Irtysh Grand Canyon, Hoh Suli, Iremut Lake, and the Karasengar Earthquake Fault Zone.

It uses beautiful canyons, rivers, rocks and woods, mineral resources, arctic lakes and strange earthquake fault zones as natural scenery, integrates geological culture, regional characteristics and ethnic customs, and is used for sightseeing, leisure and tourism. It is a large-scale tourist attraction with the main features of vacation, special tourism (hiking, photography, etc.), scientific investigation, etc.

7. Tianshan Grand Canyon

It is located in Urumqi County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 48 kilometers away from the urban area. The scenic area has a planned area of ??1,038 square kilometers, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with an average altitude of 2,020 meters and an average annual temperature of 4-6°C. It is the most complete and ornamental original snow-covered spruce forest on the northern slope of Tianshan Mountains.

The main scenic spots of Tianshan Grand Canyon include Tianshanba Leisure Area, Zhaobi Mountain Resort and Recreation Area, Gasdaban Sightseeing Area, Swan Lake Natural Scenic Area, Niuya Lake Forest Sea and Songtao Sightseeing Area, Kazakh Ethnic Customs Park, Alpine grassland ecological area, snow mountain glacier tourist area.

8. Flame Mountain

It is located on National Highway 312, Gaochang District, Turpan City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on the northern edge of the Turpan Basin, on the north route of the ancient Silk Road, running east-west.

The Flaming Mountain Scenic Area includes natural landscapes and cultural landscapes. The underground palace has a construction area of ??9,000 square meters. It includes the Journey to the West Cultural Corridor, the Flaming Mountain Geography and Culture Hall, the Gaochang Historical Celebrities Hall, the Giant Thermometer Exhibition Hall, and the VR "Leaping Through the Flames" "Mountain" experience center, leisure shopping mall, etc.

9. Sailimu Lake

A provincial-level tourist attraction and the fifth batch of national-level scenic spots. It is the last place visited by warm and humid air currents from the Atlantic Ocean in Xinjiang. It has "the last drop of the Atlantic Ocean". tears".

Sailimu Lake Scenic Area*** is divided into scenic areas around the lake, grassland nomadic style areas, ecological landscape conservation areas, swan and other rare bird habitat protection areas, comprehensive tourism service areas, original There are 6 functional areas including ecological environment preservation area.

10. Kuqa Grand Canyon

It is located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, in the north of Kuqa County, Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, 80 kilometers away from Kuqa County. It is called "Kizil" in Uighur language. "Ya" means "red cliff".

It is more than 2,800 meters above sea level and runs east-west. It is a ground fissure more than 50 meters deep and 5 kilometers long created by the melted water of the Tianshan Mountains. It is known as the "Mysterious Grand Canyon" and "Devil's Canyon".

The Kuqa Grand Canyon is one of the ten most beautiful canyons in China and has been listed as a national geological park.