What's the climate like in Hotan? What should I prepare to go there? What is the altitude?

Hotan City is located at the southernmost tip of Xinjiang, between Karakorum Mountain and Taklimakan Desert. The city is high in the south and low in the north, wide in the north and narrow in the south, and inclines from south to north. It is the alluvial plain of Karakash River and Yulong Kashi River. It is located at 79 50 ′ 20 ″-79 56 ′ 40 ″ east longitude and 36 59 ′ 50 ″-37 ″ north latitude14 ′ 23 ″, with the widest distance from east to west of 60 km and the longest distance from north to south of about 200 km. The altitude is between1300-1450m. The climate is mild, with an annual average temperature of11.1℃-13℃, and sufficient sunshine throughout the year. 0/500 km from Urumqi/KLOC. /kloc-0 was approved by the State Council in September, 1983, and was formally established in August, 1984. It is the political, economic and cultural center of the whole region.

Hotan City is adjacent to Luopu County in the east and connected with Hotan County in the west, south and north. The total area is about 189 square kilometers, the urban planning area is 50 square kilometers, and it has been built 15.75 square kilometers. The whole city has jurisdiction over 3 townships (Shoerbage Township, Gujiangbage Township and Yiriqi Township), 1 town (Lasqui Town), 1 administrative district (Akcali Administrative District) and 4 sub-district offices (Gulabage Sub-district Office, Naerbage Sub-district Office, Gujiangbage Sub-district Office and Nurbage Sub-district Office).

General situation of Hotan area

Hotan area is about 670 kilometers long from east to west, 600 kilometers wide from north to south, with a land area of 247,800 square kilometers, accounting for 15% of the whole Xinjiang, an oasis area of 9,730 square kilometers, a cultivated land area of 2.74 million mu, accounting for 17.95% of the oasis area, and a per capita cultivated land of 1.62 mu. Hotan area governs seven counties, one city, 86 townships, 4 sub-district offices and 140 1 village committee.

Hotan area is an area with agriculture as its main economy. In recent years, with the care and support of the central authorities and autonomous regions, and with the help of developed areas in the mainland such as Beijing and Zhejiang, various economic and social undertakings have made great progress. By the end of 2004, the GDP of the whole region had reached 4.3 billion yuan, an increase of 65.438+02% over the previous year, of which the added value of the primary industry was 2.007 billion yuan, the added value of the secondary industry was 757 million yuan, and the added value of the tertiary industry was 65.438+53.4 million yuan. The proportion of primary, secondary and tertiary industries in the national economy is 47: 654.34 respectively. The annual fiscal revenue was 305 million yuan.

In 2004, the total agricultural output value of the whole region reached 40.8 1 100 million yuan. The fruit industry has developed rapidly, with an area of 90,600 mu of newly added orchards and fruit output of 210.65 million tons, an increase of10.37%. The stock of animal husbandry is 4,263110,000 heads, up by 4.06%, the total meat output is 48,920 tons, up by 1.66%, the wool output is 6,024 tons, and the milk output is1.20,000 tons. The total cotton output is 38,000 tons; 746,500 mu, up 6%, and the output of 480,000 tons, up15.58%; The total grain output reached 882,000 tons. The "six 300,000" projects in rural areas have achieved remarkable results. The area of forest fruit protection area in the whole region exceeds 6.5438+0.5 million mu, of which the excellent forest fruit demonstration base exceeds 70,000 mu; Newly planted 36,000 mu of red willow, with a total area of 70,000 mu, including more than 30,000 mu inoculated with Dayun; At the end of the year, there were 206,300 cows, including cows104,400 and donkeys/3130,000, including donkeys/94 100. 350,000 mu of high-density cotton; 65,438+6,000 new vegetable greenhouses were built, totaling 33,000.

At present, there are 307 industrial enterprises in the whole region, including coal, electric power, building materials, machinery, cotton spinning, silk, food, science and technology and fine arts, including 2 medium-sized enterprises. More than 25% of the products are exported to other places. The main products are: cotton yarn, cotton cloth, raw silk, silk fabrics, carpets, wine, fruit wine, preserved fruit, donkey-hide gelatin, Uygur medicine, raw coal, jade carving products and so on.

With the implementation of the development strategy of the central and western regions and the further adjustment of the industrial structure in Hotan area, the non-public economy in Hotan area has developed rapidly, becoming an important part of the regional national economy and injecting vitality into the sustained and healthy development of the regional economy. The development of non-public economy has become the main channel of private investment in Hotan, which has a great impetus to stimulating macroeconomic development. The non-public sector of the economy focuses on commerce, entertainment and transportation of the tertiary industry, and extensively expands multi-level industries and fields such as planting, aquaculture, processing, construction, transportation and commerce, attracting a large number of rural surplus labor and attracting many laid-off workers from cities and towns to re-employment. Non-public ownership economy has increasingly become an important growth point of regional economic development.

According to the law of regional distribution, ecological adaptability, economic rationality and technical feasibility, Hotan area has formed three economic regions on the basis of stable development of traditional advantageous industries in Hotan and combined with regional development characteristics:

-and Moro (Hotan City, Hotan County, Luopu County, Mo Yuxian) Industrial and Commercial Economic Zone. The population accounts for more than 63% of the whole region, which concentrates more than 70% of the economic and scientific strength of the whole region. Basic conditions such as transportation and energy are good, and industrial clusters such as textiles, food, fruit wine, electricity and building materials have initially formed a certain scale. With the construction of the second desert highway from Hotan to Aksu, this area will add new vitality.

-Qira, Yutian and Minfeng Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Tourism Economic Zones. With the opening of Taklimakan desert highway and the construction of the second new Tibet highway, Minfeng County, as the east gate of Hotan area and a county with large tourism resources, focuses on the development of tertiary industry, medicinal materials and animal husbandry production with emphasis on tourism; Yutian and Cele mainly form an agricultural and pastoral tourism economic zone with grain, cotton, fruit and medicinal materials as the main industries.

-Pishan Characteristic Fruit Economic Zone. Pomegranate, dried apricots and walnuts are the key industries in this economic zone, forming a unique forest and fruit economic zone.

The guiding ideology of Hotan's economic development insists on taking Scientific Outlook on Development as the overall economic and social development, taking structural adjustment as the main line, taking reform and opening up as the driving force, focusing on changing the mode of economic growth, focusing on improving quality and efficiency, focusing on the first priority, implementing the "six strategies" and building "five bases". The "six strategies" are: the rural economy implements the strategy of scientific and technological innovation, the urban economy implements the strategy of institutional innovation, the infrastructure implements the strategy of developing the western region, the social stability implements the strategy of stabilizing the border, the spiritual civilization implements the strategy of rejuvenating the border, and the party building implements the strategic decision of the Fourth Plenary Session. The "five bases" are: agricultural products processing and value-added base, energy and mineral development base, forest and fruit gardening base, animal husbandry and forage base and characteristic Uygur medicine base.

With the deepening of reform and opening up and economic construction, infrastructure construction such as transportation, communication and civil aviation has been strengthened, and the county and township road traffic network has taken shape. There is a large civil aviation airport, which can take off and land Boeing 757 and similar series aircraft, and there are flights to Urumqi every day, 1 half an hour. The mileage of county and township roads in the region is nearly 4,000 kilometers, including more than 2,000 kilometers of asphalt roads, and all 86 towns and villages in the region have been blackened. Posts and telecommunications have realized the three-dimensional pattern of program control, optical fiber, microwave and satellite digital communication.

Hetian was called "Yutian" in ancient times, and was once called Anxi four counties together with Shule, Anxi and Qiuci in history. Hotan is the southernmost city in Xinjiang and an important town on the Silk Road. Jade articles, BMWs, melons and fruits from the Western Regions spread to the Central Plains, and the silk from the Central Plains was continuously transported to the Western Regions from here.

Hotan today is a typical Islamic region, and historical Kaminowada was the first region where Buddhism was introduced into Chinese mainland. As early as the first century BC, Indian Buddhism was introduced to Khotan, and the site of the Rewak Buddhist Temple in the south of the city is a typical Buddhist building in this period. It was not until 1 1 century that Khotan became the world of Islam.

The ancient city of Nya is the most influential scenic spot in Hotan. Since the British scientist Stan first discovered the ruins of Virginia in 190 1, it has been the focus of explorers and archaeologists all over the world.

Hotan is a famous hometown of melons and fruits. Grapes, pomegranates, apples, figs ... Every summer and autumn, many fruits hang on the branches, which makes people sad.

general situation

Area code: 0903

Postal code: 848000

Location: It is located in the north of Xinjiang, adjacent to Taklimakan Desert in the north and Kunlun Mountain in the south.

Ethnic composition: Uighurs account for 96% of the total population.

Division: Administering 7 counties of 1 city.

Local characteristics: Yu Kun's music and dance.

Khotan is one of the most influenced areas by Buddhism in western countries, and the introduction of Buddhist music has brought a fresh breath to Khotan, who has always advocated singing and dancing. When the monks showed their dharma in Khotan, they saw the scene of "the country is rich and the people are strong, all of them serve the dharma and entertain each other with dharma and music".

In the Han Dynasty, with the eastward spread of western culture, western music, represented by Qiuci Music and Tian Yu Music, was also introduced into the court from the west. At that time, the Han Palace included Yu Kan Le in the court music. According to records, Emperor Gaozu often "entertained with orchestral songs and dances" in Weiyang Palace. When Zhang Qian returned to Chang 'an from the Western Regions, he brought back the Buddhist song Mahadule, which was adapted from the music of Khotan and Qiuci. The Tang Dynasty was the heyday of music in the western regions, and court music was Hu Yin seven or eight times out of ten.

Jade capital

Jade has always enjoyed a high reputation in history: according to legend, as early as the Yin and Shang Dynasties, the palace of the Shang Dynasty was used to hold all kinds of utensils made of jade; The princes and nobles of Chu used jade as a symbol of their status; In the Han Dynasty, more and more people in the Central Plains fell in love with jade, and various governors sent craftsmen to collect jade around Kunlun Mountain. After the hard work of these jade pickers, a large number of jade carvings under Kunlun Mountain were transported to the Central Plains, and the Silk Road gradually flourished.

Yutian jade is the top grade of jade, which can be divided into jadeite and nephrite according to the types, the former is more precious; From the color can be divided into white jade, jasper, sapphire, jet, topaz, ruby and so on. The jade carving of "Dayu Water Control" is carved from the jade of Kunlun Mountain, with a height of 2 meters and the title of "King of Jade". It is now in the Palace Museum in Beijing.

Optimal travel time

Hotan is located in Taklimakan desert area, which belongs to the continental desert climate of warm temperate zone, with little rain and windy sand all the year round. Hotan is one of the areas seriously affected by sandstorms in Xinjiang. Due to historical reasons, Hotan moved southward from its original position 150 kilometers. On both sides of the road in and out of Hotan, you can see all kinds of sand fences.

Every year in March and April, when spring is warm in bloom, peach blossoms and apricot blossoms in Hotan compete to open, adding a touch of spring to this small town on the edge of the desert. The sunshine in Hotan is very strong during the day, so you must wear sunglasses when traveling in Hotan, which can prevent sandstorms and block the scorching sun.

Shopping introduction

Hotan Bazaar is the main shopping place in Hotan, and it is also the place that can best reflect local folk customs. Every rest day, Uighurs from nearby counties will rush here to find what they need in the crowded market. There are daily necessities, all kinds of fruits, jade, silk, carpets and so on. Sometimes, you can also see the wonderful performances of local folk artists in the market.

Traffic introduction

There is no railway in Hotan, so you can only get in and out by plane and coach.

External traffic

Aviation:

Hotan Airport is located at12km south of Hotan City. There are weekly flights between Hotan and Urumqi. You can go to Urumqi first, and then fly to Hotan.

The civil aviation ticket office is located at No.3, South Urumqi Road.

Highway:

National Highway 3 15 passes through Hotan, and you can go to Yecheng and Kashgar from Hotan to the northwest along this national highway. To the east, you can go to Minfeng, Ruoqiang and other places. There is a straight desert road to the north of Minfeng, which can go directly to the wheel platform. This road is in good condition. Most of the long-distance buses from Minfeng to Korla take this road and continue north to Urumqi.

Hotan Bus Terminal is located at No.80 Hemo Road.

Regional traffic

Hotan is located in the Taklimakan desert, and most of the local scenic spots are in the desert, so the most convenient transportation way to and from the scenic spots is to rent a car. In order to have a smooth journey, you must rent a good off-road jeep.