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JADE DOORWAY

Ancient monuments
It was the westernmost Fortin of the Great Wall, which was part of the ... Read more
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EMIN MINARET

Mosque to visit
Sometimes called Sugong Ta (苏公塔), this minaret was built in 1777 by a ... Read more
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KUMBUM MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
This monastery is located 25 km from Xining, near the village of Lushaer. ... Read more
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QINGHAI PROVINCIAL MUSEUM

Archaeology
An interesting museum tracing the history of the silk road in Qinghai ... Read more
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SUOYANG RUINS

Ancient monuments
Founded in the first century. The strong town of Kugucheng, later renamed ... Read more
 Dunhuang
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PEOPLE'S PARK

Parks and gardens
The People's Park is a mix between children's amusement park (games and ... Read more
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XINJIANG MUSEUM

Specialized museum
On the ground floor you will see a beautiful model of the region in 3 D.The ... Read more
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GREAT MOSQUE ID KAH

Mosque to visit
The Idgah Mosque was built in 1422 (in the year 846 according to the Muslim ... Read more
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CITS URUMQI

Tourist office
The official Chinese agency. The latter cannot help you if you don't speak ... Read more
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TURNIP BAZAAR

Markets
This is a bazaar, in the truest sense of the word. It offers, without an ... Read more
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HONGSHAN PARK

Parks and gardens
An amusement park in the city centre which offers the advantage of ... Read more
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GREAT BAZAAR OF KASHGAR

Markets
The main attraction of the city. Every Sunday, everything to buy, ... Read more
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ALTUN MOSQUE

Religious buildings
The mosque of the corner, still in activity and beautiful invoice that it ... Read more
 Yarkand
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KUQA PALAIS

Archaeology
Recently restored ruins of a palace offered by Emperor Qianlong (from the ... Read more
 Kuqa
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CAVES OF 1000 KIZIL BUDDHAS

Archaeological site
An extraordinary site with over 250 caves, only a small dozen of which are ... Read more
 Kuqa
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PROVINCIAL GANSU MUSEUM

Archaeology
For lovers of the history of the silk Road, this museum presents the ... Read more
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WHITE CLOUD TEMPLE

Temple to visit
The province's main taoist shrine, built under the Qing Dynasty. Read more
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HOTAN MUSEUM

Museums
This museum is not really extraordinary and we can only note the presence ... Read more
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ANCIENT GAOCHANG CITY

Archaeological site
(Note immediately in the preamble: at the entrance, there are many teams if ... Read more
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ANCIENT CITY OF JIAOHE

Archaeological site
Classified as a world heritage by UNESCO, the old town of Jiaohe is a very ... Read more
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KAREZ WELL

Local history and culture
The karez system is a traditional irrigation system allied to many wells ... Read more
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QIUCI RUINS

Archaeological site
These ruins are all that remains of the old palace of the Principality of ... Read more
 Kuqa
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SHAZHOU OLD TOWN

Ancient monuments
A few kilometres from the caves of the west at the Thousand Buddhas, you ... Read more
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TURPAN MUSEUM

Archaeology
This is nothing less than the second museum in Xinjiang (after the regional ... Read more
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WHITE PAGODA HILL

Pagoda to visit
At the top of this park, a gigantic white pagoda built under the Yuan ... Read more
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LABRANG MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
The Labrang Monastery is one of the largest geloupa monasteries outside the ... Read more
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OLD TOWN OF DUNHUANG

Street square and neighborhood to visit
This old town is actually a cinema decor! Built in 1987 for the needs of a ... Read more