Narat Grassland in Xinjiang

Plan your Xinjiang Tour? Narat Grassland (also Nalati Grassland) is worth your 1-2 day exploration.  “Narat” ( Nalati ) in Monglian literally means “The place where sunshine first appears”. The “place” is now Narat Grassland in Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture Xinjiang, China. There is a story behind how the word “Narat” ( Nalati ) was…

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Best Places to See Autumn Leaves in Xinjiang

Plan your Xinjiang Tour in autumn? Xinjiang is the largest province in China, the size of three “France”. Xinjiang is situated in the most northwest of China,  bordering Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India. Xinjiang is rich in natural resources with a splendor of varied landscapes featuring high mountains, basins, deserts, glaciers, clear lakes…

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Top 10 Places to Visit in Xinjiang

Plan your Xinjiang Tour?  Xinjiang is a provincial level region, officially known as Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region since Uyghur minority group takes up 46% of the total population in Xinjiang.  Xinjiang is situated in the northwest frontier of China, also the largest provincial region in China,  spanning over 1.6 million km2, bordering Russia, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,…

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Urumqi Airport, Urumqi diwopu international airport

  Urumqi airport, officially named Urumqi Diwopu International Airport (IATA:URC, ICAO:ZWWW) is located in Diwopu, 16km northwest of Urumqi city center. At present, Urumqi airport has 3 terminals – T1, T2 and T3. Terminal 1 is mainly for international flights on Urumqi – the countries in the middle Asia line, like Kazakhstan, Uzbekstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Afghnistan and…

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Sayram Lake

Plan your Xinjiang tour? Sayram Lake is located between the Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture and the Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture. The lake takes an area of 457 square kilometers. The fault basin is at the sea-level of 2,073 meters. The lake has a depth of 86 meters. The lake is an amazing natural water resource and is circled by green grasslands. Nestled in…

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