This tour includes the main historical cities in Xinjiang, get ready to understand ancient cultures and history along the Xinjiang Silk Road!
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If you have limited time, and want to see the most important parts of Silk Road in Xinjiang, we recommend you our 7 days itinerary, it contains the best parts of Kashgart, Turpan and Urumqi.
Urumqi is the capital of Xinjiang province, although it is a modern city, but you should stop here at least once or twice to visit Xinjiang area, since it is the key point for transportation, and has the most international ,domestic flights and trains. Urumqi also has the most beautiful places in western China like Heavenly Lake, it is very green and the lake look like mirror, and the biggest historical Silk Road museum in central Asia – the Xinjiang Regional Museum.
By traveling to Turpan, you will understand the ancient Silk Road, our guide will tell you what was the silk road, and take you to some ancient relics which were built up during the silk road trade period. Turpan Basin at the foot of Tianshan Mountain in the east of Xinjiang covers an area of about 50000 square kilometers, of which 4050 square kilometers are land and water below sea level. It is the lowest basin in China.; hottest, the highest temperature in July is 49 Celsius degree；driest, the whole year precipitation is only 16mm, the whole year evaporation is more than 3000mm; and there have the best taste lamb.
If you have limited time around Urumqi and want to see the most valuable places around it, we suggest you take our 3 days tour around Urumqi and Turpan, you will enjoy the most important and historical sites.
The Kum Tag Desert covers an area of 2,500 square kilometers, is the nearest desert to a city in the world as it is only one kilometer away from the Piqan(Shanshan) county of Turpan. The “Kumtag” means sand mountain in Uyghur language, is located eastnorth of the Taklamakan desert, Like all deserts, the temperature in the Kumtag desert varies from freezing at night to baking during the day. It is one of the most beautiful part of Taklamakan desert.
Tuyuk ancient Village is maybe not your typical travel destination. If you are looking for something different and a unique experience, then it’s the right place for you! Located 60km east of Turpan city, it is an oasis village north of the Taklamakan desert. It is rich in well-maintained Uyghur culture, which attracts people from different places. Tuyuk Village is also famed for its delicious fruits and ancient Buddhist caves.
Turpan is one of the cradles of Uyghur people. It is located to the southeast of Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang Uyhgur Autonomous Region, covers an area of 70049 square kilometers (6,076.5 square miles). Population is about 600,000, Uyghurs make up over 70% of the total number. Turpan is an important oasis city along the ancient Silk Road and one of the ancient trade centers.
long-terms of study showed that the sand therapy is the Green therapy process, combination of heat therapy, magnetic therapy and light therapy .It mainly treat the diseases of rheumatoid arthritis, chill arthritis, waist and leg pain, sciatica, muscle atrophy, vitiligo, urticaria, abnormal mucus qualitative renal failure, prostatitis, leucorrhea increase and paralysis etc. The effect is more obvious if used in conjunction with the Internal and external application of Uighur medicine.