Introduction to the Takla Makan Desert The Takla Makan Desert, located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of northwestern China, is a vast and enigmatic expanse that has captivated the imaginations of adventurers, explorers, and travelers alike. Spanning an area of over 337,000

Kashgar’s always been about trade, and there’s no place better to witness the essential experience of browsing, haggling, buying and selling than at the city’s renowned Kashgar Bazaar. Though it’s not as wild as it was before the weekend livestock market was mo

Bayanbulak, a vast highland prairie about 270 kilometers (167 miles) northwest of Korla, is home to the descendents of Mongols who returned here from Russia one hundred years ago. The natural splendor of the area testifies to the accuracy of its Mongolian name which means “Rich

The Kizil Thousands Buddha Caves is a series of caves cut into the cliff wall on the north bank of the Weigan River Valley in southern Xinjiang. The Kizil caves are over 1500 years old, one of the four famous Buddhist grottoes in China and were a part of thriving commercial hub on the

The Jiaohe Ancient City was declared as one of the first national key cultural relic protection units by the State Department on March 4th in 1961. The Jiaohe Ancient City is located on a willow leave-like island in the center of a river in the Yaernaizi Valley, about twelve kilometer

Xinjiang Regional Museum, situated in Xibei Road, Urumqi City, is a large comprehensive museum and center for collecting and studying the cultural relics of Xinjiang. The museum, built in 1953, has an exhibition hall covering about 7,800 square meters. The construction here is in a Uy

Grape Valley sits on the western slopes of the Flaming Mountains, thirty-minute drive northeast from the Turpan county. Looking at the Flaming Mountains in the distance from the city of Turpan, one can see nothing but glowing barren red sand. Only the Grape Valley, presenting a world

The Kanas Lake (kā nà sī hú 喀纳斯湖), a frigid highland valley lake, nestling at the foot of the Youyi (Friendship) Peak of the Altai Mountains (ā ěr tài shān 阿尔泰山), is actually the widest section of the Kanas River, a tributary of the Erix River. Kanas is the only outstretched belt of S

The Heavenly Lake (Tianchi Lake) is situated to the east of the Tianshan Mountain range, north of Bogda Peak, 97 km south of Urumqi. The lake has a reputation of the Pearl on Tianshan Mountains for its fascinating scenery and was listed among the first group of the national key scenic