Though Turpan still maintains its traditional bazaar, it pales in comparison to the ones in Kashgar. Once known for its...
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Though summer is blisteringly hot with temperatures going up to 118F(48C), it's also the peak travel time and when the...
One of the most interesting stops on the tour is a Karez Irrigation Site (kanr jing).It’ 's the site the...
Most of Turpan's most dramatic and impressive sights dot the desert surrounding the shifted several times, often following the shifting...
CapAn ancient Silk Road trading post, the Turpan oasis is surrounded by desert and mountains, ruined cities and Buddhist. Turpan...
Lord Su's Tower of Turpan, Xinjiang is the earliest Islamic brick tower extant in China. It is also known as...
The Ruins of Jiaohe Lying in Yarnaz Gully 13 kilometers were of Turpan，the ruins used to be the capital of...
the karez system，an irrigation system connected by underground channels，is considered as one of the three great ancient projects in china，the...
Scientific explanation cites tectonic plate movement on the earth's sur-face during the formation of the Himalayas 50 000 000 years...
Hot is summer in this major tourist city of Xinjiang，situated in Turpan Basin，the lowest point on the mainland of China.The...
Gaochang is the site of an ancient oasis city built on the northern rim of the inhospitable Taklamakan Desert in...
The Flaming Mountains are barren，eroded，red sandstone hills in Tian Shan Mountain range，Xinjiang，China.They lie near the northern rim of the Taklamakan...
Grape Valley lies 11 kilometers north-east of Turpan，Xinjiang Province，among the Flaming Hills.It is a valley with the length of 7...
The Emin Minaret or Imin Ta stands by the Uyghur Mosque located in Turfan，Xinjiang，China.About 44m high，it is the tallest minaret...
The Turpan water system locally called Karez water system，it is a qanat system adapted by the Turpan people.The word karez，derived...