Turpan Attractions

As the Hometown of the Grapes, the Grape Valley is rich in high-quality grapes of different kinds, which actually is 8-kilometer (5miles) long from north to south and 0.5-kilometer (03.miles) wide from west to east. The verdant valley is teemed with wineyards as well as all kinds of grapes: some are as green as turquoises; some are as red as carnelians and some are as small as pearls, among which the white seedless grapes that are crystal-like with special flavor are welcomed most by people.Read More

As the hottest place throughout China, the Flaming Mountain is 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in the northeast part of Turpan City, which runs 98 kilometers (61 miles) from west to east and 9 kilometers (5.6miles) from south to north with the peak of 813.7 meters (2,669 feet) rising above Shengjinkou.Read More

As the best-known remains of the Buddihist temple in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the Bizalkik Thousand-Buddha Caves is 45 kilometers (28 miles) in the east part of Turpan, standing high on the cliffs of west Mugou Valley beneath the Flaming Mountain, which is just 15 kilometers (9 miles) away from the Ancient Gaochang City.Read More

As the best-preserved ruins of the ancient cities in China, the Ancient City of Gaochang, located at the foot of the Mutougou Delta in the south of the Flaming Mountain, is about 45 kilometers (about 28 miles) southeast of Turpan. Built in Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), the Ancient City of Gaochang is one of the holy places of the world religions.Read More

As the oldest, largest and best-preserved earthen city in the world, the Ancient City of Jiaohe is 10 kilometers (6.2 miles) in the west part of Turpan with 1.65 kilometers (1 mile) long from south to north and 300 meters at its widest from west to east. It lies where two rivers meet on the loess plateau atop a cliff, which is the reason why the city gets its name, which means intersection.Read More

As one of the ancient major irrigation projects with Ling Canal and Dujiangyan Irrigation Project in China, Karez systems were introduced to the Central Asia and Persia 2,000 years ago by the diligent and intelligent Xinjiang Uygur people. There are more than 1,100 Karez systems in Trupan, which are the life source of Oasis with the name of the Underground Great Wall in ancient China.Read More

As one of the three outstanding natural sceneries in Turpan together with the Grape Valley and the Flaming Mountain, the Aydingkol Lake is 50 kilometers (31 miles) in the south of Turpan City, which is an inland salt lake with the meaning of the moonlight lake in Uygur language.Read More

As the largest botanical garden in China, the Desert Botanical Garden is located approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in the southeast of Turpan City, covering an area of 40 hectares in total with an average altitude of 80 meters (262 feet) above the sea level.Read More

As the second largest museum with the richest and largest collection in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, Turpan Museum lies in the west of Gaochang Road of Turpan City with an area of 2,000 square meters in total, which was built in 1989. The museum is uniquely designed in a dignified style, highlighting the local characteristics and a sense of history of the Western Region on the whole.Read More