Cultural Tourism Guide to Xinjiang, China
🇬🇧 Cultural Tourism Guide to Xinjiang, China Silk Road History, Oasis Civilization, and Uyghur Culture in Western China Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (新疆维吾尔自治区), located in northwestern China, is the country's largest provincial-level administrative region. It is a unique cultural tourism destination where the Tianshan Mountains, deserts, grasslands, oases, and ancient Silk Road cities coexist within a single vast region. In particular, the route from Urumqi (乌鲁木齐) to Turpan (吐鲁番) is one of the representative cultural tourism routes recommended for first-time visitors to Xinjiang. In Urumqi, travelers can explore Xinjiang's history and contemporary ethnic cultures through the Xinjiang Museum and the International Grand Bazaar. In Turpan, visitors can experience the ancient Silk Road and oasis agricultural civilization through the Flaming Mountains, Grape Valley, Gaochang Ancient City, Jiaohe Ancient City, and the Karez irrigation system. Above all, Turpan is the place t...