China Tours:
Discover Xinjiang, 新疆, شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى ,Turpan, Kashgar
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Kashgar (喀什, قەشقەر)
Kashgar Ancient City - In the center of Kashgar, it has a history of over 2000 years. As the best place to experience local customs and get an understanding of local life.
The famous Kashgar Century-old Teahouse, Id Kah Mosque, and Gaotai Ancient Homes are all in this area.
Gaotai Ancient Homes - A history of 600 years, the housing area is built on a cliff and has nearly 600 households built of mud and poplar.
Ancient Tea House - Have tea in Uygur architectural styled century-old tea house
Abakh khoja Mausoleum (阿巴和加麻札, ئاپاق خوجا مازار) - Built in 1640, buries Abakh Hoja, an Uyghur Leader and 71 other family members in a beautiful green ancient Islamic building, glazed bricks, elegant domes anxd minarets.
Turpan ( 吐鲁番, تۇرپان)
Journey through the Silk Road at the northern rim of the Taklaman Desert whe the merchant traders traversing the Silk Route would avoid the mountains by stopping at oasis towns, such as Gaochang, built on the desert's rim at the foot of the Flaming Mountains.
Huoyan Mountain (火焰山) - Those in Asia might know fo the 16th century novel & Mythology - Journey to the West by Ming dynasty writer, Wu Cheng'en. The novel is an embellished description of the monk Xuanzang who traveled to India in 627 CE to obtain Buddhist scriptures and went through this pass on foot.
Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (柏孜克里克千佛洞, بزقلیق مىڭ ئۆيى) - Before Islam was introduced, the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves is a complex of Buddhist cave grottos dating from the 5th to 14th century, showing buddhist culture and art. It was once the royal temple of Huihu Kingdom (A.D. 848 - early 13th century) in Gaochang. Later, it was damaged in the pagan conflict, and the eyes of the figures in the murals were all removed.
Xinjiang (新疆, شىنجاڭ ئۇيغۇر ئاپتونوم رايونى)
International Grand Bazaar (乌鲁木齐国际大巴扎, شىنجاڭ خەلقئارا چوڭ بازىرى) - largest bazaar in the world by scale, combining Islamic culture, architecture, ethnic commerce, tourism and entertainment. Dance with the locals as they gather spontaneously every evening over music
We will attempt to time the trip with the Corban Festival - Celebrated by 20 Million people in China, the Uygur, Kazak and Kirgiz people in the Xinjiang Autonomous Region hold activities, such as horse riding and wrestling, among others.
On the morning of Adha, the most famous religious activity is held at Id Kah Mosque. To begin the religious activity, musicians climb to the gate arch and play an iron shell drum and suona horn. At that time, hundred of thousands of people standing in front of the mosque dance the Shaman dance.
Watch the Corban dances here!
Stay in Yurts at Baisha Lake with the chance of bumping into Alpine Yaks.
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