{"id":11149,"date":"2013-03-19T00:08:44","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T16:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/?p=11149"},"modified":"2016-11-19T07:56:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T23:56:19","slug":"best-xinjiang-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/xinjiang-travel\/urumqi-travel\/best-xinjiang-photos","title":{"rendered":"Best Xinjiang Photos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Plan your\u00a0 Urumqi tour<\/strong><\/a>? Xinjiang is a good place, the largest provincial-level region in China, officially named Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang spans 1.6 million km2 ( comparable in size to\u00a03 Frances),\u00a0and\u00a0covers an area of\u00a0about one sixth of the China’s territory. <\/span><\/div>\n

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The charm of Xinjiang lies on its diversified ethnic cultures, and unique geography and topography. The best time to explore Xinjiang is between June and October. Follow me to have a virtual photo tour of Xinjiang.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Nestled high and below the snow-capped Bogda Peak\u00a0in the Tianshan Mountains,\u00a066 kilometers to the northeast of Urumqi.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Kanas Lake is nestled in a valley of the Altai Mountains, to the northern tip of Xinjiang, bordering with Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Kanas Lake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The Area around Kanas Lake is mainly inhabited by the ehtnic group called “Kazakhs” in Xinjiang who speak Kazakh,\u00a0which is\u00a0the Kipchak branch of the Turkic language sect in the Altaic language Family.\u00a0<\/span>Kazakh nomads migrate seasonally\u00a0looking for\u00a0pastures to\u00a0feed their livestock. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Kazakh nomads migrate seasonally looking for pastures to feed their livestock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Kazakh nomads’ Summer House. Kazakhs stay on the high moutains in summer and settled down to the village in winter.<\/span><\/div>\n
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azakh nomads’ Summer House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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5-colored hills, or Rainbow Beach of Xinjiang. The international river – the Irtysh (Ertix) River passing\u00a0through\u00a0in northern Xinjiang.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Rainbow Beach of Xinjiang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Turpan is well known for its Flaming Mountain, which are barren, eroded, red sandstone hills near the northern\u00a0edge of the Taklamakan Desert and east of the city of Turpan. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Turpan is well known for its Flaming Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The iconic\u00a0crescent-shaped lake in an oasis, 6 km south of the city of Dunhuang.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Turpan is well known for its Flaming Mountain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Camel riding\u00a0is a good way to experience the silk road culture and traditional customs.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Camel riding is a good way to experience the silk road culture and traditional customs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Jiayuguan Pass at the western tip of the Great Wall of China starting from\u00a0the eastern tip of\u00a0Laolongtou section of the Great Wall that meets the sea.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Jiayuguin Pass at the western tip of the Great Wall of China<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The Yellow River cuts through the city of Lanzhou<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Yellow River cuts through the city of Lanzhou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The Gaochang ruins. Gaochang Ancient City is located at the east of Turpan.<\/span><\/div>\n
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The Gaochang ruins.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Xinjiang Boys palying at Erdaoqiao, Urumqi<\/span><\/div>\n
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Xinjiang Boys palying at Erdaoqiao, Urumqi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Xinjiang Mother and Baby<\/span><\/div>\n
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Xinjiang Mother and Baby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Tip:\u00a0 Hassle-free Urumqi Guided Tours
\n\"06611\"<\/strong>If you don\u2019t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours,\u00a0 here are some options for Urumqi Guided Tours:<\/p>\n

Urumqi Highlight Day Tour<\/a>\u00a0 from US$119 p\/p <\/span>
\nUrumqi Pasture Excursion Day Tour<\/a>\u00a0 from US$89 p\/p<\/span>
\nUrumqi 4 Day Tour<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 from US$419 p\/p
\nUrumqi Turpan 4-Day Tour<\/a> \u00a0from US$325\u00a0 p\/p<\/span><\/p>\n

Further Readings<\/h2>\n
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Top 10 Attractions in Urumqi<\/a>
\nBest Urumqi Photos<\/a>
\nHow to get from Beijing to Urumqi<\/a><\/p>\n

Any questions, just drop a line<\/strong>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Plan your\u00a0 Urumqi tour? Xinjiang is a good place, the largest provincial-level region in China, officially named Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Xinjiang spans 1.6 million km2 ( comparable in size to\u00a03 Frances),\u00a0and\u00a0covers an area of\u00a0about one sixth of the China’s territory. The charm of Xinjiang lies on its diversified ethnic cultures, and unique geography and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[534,182,1917],"tags":[2176,2177,2178],"class_list":["post-11149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-turpan-travel","category-urumqi-travel","category-xinjiang-travel","tag-xinjiang-best-pictures","tag-xinjiang-photos","tag-xinjiang-pictures"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11149"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11149\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21705,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11149\/revisions\/21705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tour-beijing.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}