Burqin County, a fairytale county
2 min readBurqin County is located at the extreme north of Xinjiang, and the only county in western China that has a common border with Russia.
Burqin County is also the nearest county to Kanas, the fairyland on earth. Tourists who go to Kanas will stay in Burqin for at least one night, and go to Kanas on the next morning.
They will be attracted by the charm of Burqin; the county is full of romantic feelings with European-style architecture, rich Russian style, the local Kazakh custom, a constant stream of tourists… gathering in Burqin, the dreamlike scenery will make you linger.
The planning and design of street landscape in Burqin shows the ingenuity with collocation of high and low buildings on both sides of the street, which are well arranged.
The linear space of the streets is abundant and changeable, forming a harmonious town.
Buildings here emphasize the prominent changes of shape, color and height, to seek common points while reserving the difference, showing each feature; taking full advantage of some of the landmarks, sculptures and architectural pieces to create a unique European architectural style, and carefully shaping the image of “warm, romantic, and beauty”.
Night market by the Irtysh River in Burqin, the lights are gleaming at night Wandering on the streets of Burqin, seeing the small building blocks of cartoon characters, you might believe that you have drifted into a fairy tale castle. The whole city was filled with Roman pillars, flower pattern reliefs, low fences, flowers and green grass, pervading the warm and sweet flavor. These small buildings are hotels and guesthouses in Burgin. There are more than 100 large and small hotels downtowns of no more than five square kilometers, including 4 four-star hotels, with a total of 12,000 beds. But in the peak tourist season of summer, it is hard to find a free bed in Burqin. There are two airports within 100 kilometers, and one railway line and four state and provincial roads crossing downtown, so convenient that all visitors cannot bear to leave.
When night falls, it is a great pleasure to eat grilled fish at the night market along the Irtysh River. The red face chefs with high cap are busy scattering spices while watching the passing tourists. No one can resist the tempting smell of the variety of grilled fish sizzling on the fire and order some to tuck into their mouth.
You can stroll the night market when you are full. The market is full of little stalls, filled with a variety of commodities, attracting your attention. The gorgeous shawls, exquisite bronze mirrors, and brightly colored dolls indicate the warmth and beauty of the Russian style; quaint stone needle jewelries, exquisite and practical pendants, color stones of the Irtysh River are full of local characteristics of Xinjiang.
