Ancient City of Gaochang The ancient city Gaochang, with a cover of 2,000,000 square meters, is located in 46 kilometers (29... Read more... Ancient City of Jiaohe The largest, oldest and best-preserved earthen city in the world, Jiaohe is 1,650 meters (5,413 feet... Read more... Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves The Bizaklik Thousand Buddha Caves, 48 kilometers northeast of the Turpan urban area, are located in... Read more... Emin Minaret Emin Minaret, 3km (2 miles) east of central Turpan is the largest extant old tower in Xinjiang; it i... Read more... The Flaming Mountains The Flaming Mountains are so named because in the evenings the red clay mountains reflect th... Read more... Grape Valley On the western face of the Flaming Mountains, east of Turpan is the Grape Valley. It is a world of u... Read more... Karez Irrigation System Karez irrigation systems are the crystallization of ancient people's diligence and intelligence. Wit... Read more... Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs The Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs are the Living Archives of Gaochang.This Tang-dynasty burial gr... Read more... Aydingkol Lake Aydingkol Lake (means Moonlight Lake), 50 kilometers away from Turpan City, is at the bottom of the... Read more... Sand Therapy Center The center is sixteen kilometers northwest of the city. Every year from June to September, the two... Read more... Gaochang Ancient City The Gaochang Ancient City lies in between the Sanpu and Erpu villages 40 kilometers to the east of... Read more...
