The Swan River Scenic Area is divided into the Peacock River Tourist Scenic Belt Section, the Swan River Scenic Area Section, and the Hongyan River Scenic Area Section. Located in the southern part of Korla City, it serves as an important waterway connecting the Peacock River and the Azalea River. The scenic area stretches ten kilometers from Lixiang Lake in the south to Shizi Bridge in the north. The Swan River Scenic Area covers...
Haoxialike Folk Garden is located in a quiet farmers' pear orchard in the northwest of Yuli County, about 1.5 kilometers from the county town. The garden covers an area of over 10 acres, including a 5-acre pear orchard, a 2-acre vegetable plot, and a grape arbor stretching over 20 meters. The garden also features fruit trees such as figs, flat peaches, and red dates. The owner has transformed the original rural house into…
Alderke Folk Garden is a branch enterprise under the Luobunaoer Hotel (a two-star hotel) in Yuli County. It is located within the pristine Populus euphratica forest ecological park in the scenic and easily accessible Gulebage Township, about 6 kilometers from the county town. The garden is set against the backdrop of sand dunes, crescent lakes, specialty orchards, farmland, and more within the ecological park...
The Luobu People’s Village Scenic Area in Yuli County is located within Duketan Township, approximately 40 kilometers from Yuli County and 90 kilometers from Korla City, the capital of the Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture. This scenic area boasts several of China’s superlatives: the largest desert — the Taklamakan Desert; China’s longest inland river — the Tarim River flows through the area; the…
The Taklamakan Desert is located in the center of the Tarim Basin, stretching approximately 1,000 kilometers from east to west and about 400 kilometers from north to south, covering an area of 337,600 square kilometers. It is the second largest desert in the world, after Africa’s Sahara Desert. In Uyghur, “Taklamakan” means “you can go in but never come out,” and it is also known as the “Sea of Death.” …
The Ancient City of Dulari is the ancient city of Puchang from the Qing Dynasty, located in Regiment 34 of the Second Agricultural Division, 173 kilometers from Yuli County, near National Highway 218. Existing structures include city walls, gun towers, and battlements, but no buildings remain inside the city.…
Populus Euphratica Sculpture Garden Located 90 kilometers south along the Desert Highway after crossing the Tarim River Bridge, this is a 2.5-square-kilometer area of the best-preserved dead Populus euphratica forest. It is not only a tourist attraction but also an ecological environment protection education base, serving as a warning to future generations.…
Also known as the Splendid Yuli Garden, it is located 7 kilometers from the county town, adjacent to the Kongque River, and consists of secondary Populus euphratica forests and towering sand dunes. In front of and atop the sand dunes stand a monument and memorial tomb dedicated to Sven Hedin, the discoverer of the ancient Loulan City, along with an observation tower, a tourist restaurant, and a wooden promenade.
Located in a Luobu family courtyard northeast of Yuli County, this homestay features a thousand-year-old Huyang tree with a trunk circumference of six meters and a height of thirty meters. The reception area, set against the backdrop of this ancient tree, along with an expansive grapevine corridor, forms a unique sightseeing and dining attraction. The ethnic minority cuisine here is highly enticing—you can enjoy thin-skinned stuffed buns, pilaf, grilled meats from the Gobi Desert...
Xini'er Agritainment is located 800 meters east of National Highway 218 in the southern suburbs of Korla Economic Development Zone. The agritainment covers an area of 20 mu, with lush trees and abundant fruits and melons in the yard. Notably, there is a millennium-old populus euphratica tree with a trunk circumference of 4 meters, which attracts birds to nest and fills the air with their chirping. There are also several giant...
Peacock Island Tourist Resort is located in the pristine Populus euphratica forest, 5 kilometers west of the county town. It enjoys convenient transportation (you can take the shuttle bus from the county town to Gulebage Township, arriving in just 10 minutes), boasts an elegant environment, and is fully equipped. Covering an area of 138 mu, the island was formed by a branch of the Peacock River, making it a secluded islet surrounded by water on all sides. The island is covered with dense secondary Populus euphratica...
Bierdi Lake and the Karquga Folk Culture Village are both located in small lakes (known as "haizi") deep within the poplar forests, where the Lop people reside. Reed houses, wooden-wheeled ox carts, kapan (dugout canoes), fish grilled on tamarisk branches, naan baked in hot ashes, and performances of Lop folk songs and dances present a natural and rustic scene of life untouched by the hustle and bustle of the modern world in this remote desert corner...
The “Last” Lop People The Lop people are another subgroup of the Uyghur ethnic group. Before the Qing Dynasty, around 400 to 500 Lop households lived by the shores of Lop Nur. Due to long-term isolation in a closed social environment and separation from the outside world, they had no strict social organization, no military force, no written language, and spoke a muffled Lop language...
Xingdi Beacon Tower Located on the southern side of the Kuluk Mountain in Xingdi, on the northern bank of the old course of the Kongque River, about 170 kilometers from Korla. This beacon tower is about 10 meters high, with a three-dimensional trapezoidal shape and an earthen structure made of layers of adobe and mud, with reeds mixed into the mud and poplar wood beams inserted every 30 to 40 centimeters. The beacon tower is surrounded by…
Xingdi Rock Carvings Located in the Xingdi Canyon of the Kuruktag Mountains. Enter the valley from the Xingdi Open Area, follow a small stream eastward for about 10 kilometers, and you will arrive at the rock carvings on the rocks by the stream. The Xingdi Rock Carvings are among the earlier large-scale rock carvings discovered in Xinjiang, with a history of over 3,000 years. They are believed to have been left by the ancient nomadic Saka people from the north when they entered the Tarim Basin...
An ancient city and tomb complex dating back to the Han and Jin dynasties. It is a National Key Cultural Relics Protection Unit. Located in the southeast of Yuli County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the ancient city backs onto the Kuluk Mountains and faces the Taklamakan Desert. To its east lies the Longcheng Yardang wonders, and to its west connects to the Tarim Green Corridor. It served as a major stronghold of Shanguo (also known as Moshan Guo), one of the Thirty-Six States of the Western Regions during the Han Dynasty. The…
Sunji Beacon Tower Located 50 kilometers along the road from Korla to Yingpan, this is a military facility from the Han Dynasty. Due to years of weathering, only 10 meters of its original height remain. The area of today’s Beishan shortcut was once part of the northern route of the ancient Silk Road. After 101 BC, the Western Han Dynasty built a total of 30…
The national wetland park in Yuli County is located northeast of the Lop Nur People’s Village Scenic Area, covering an area of 1,766.7 hectares. It is a typical arid desert cryptic wetland, featuring various types such as river wetlands, marsh wetlands, interdune lakes, and river beaches. The construction of the wetland park focuses on protecting the existing wetland landscape. The park is planned to...
The Red Daxi Scenic Area centers around the Daxi Exhibition Hall and encompasses resources such as Daxi Folk Street, the Daxi E-commerce Base, and agritainment (farmstay & pastoral) venues. It aims to further enhance Yuli County’s tourism brand image and external visibility, promoting the sustained and rapid development of the tourism industry. The Daxi Exhibition Hall opened in May 2014 with a total investment of 18.52 million...
The Kroraina River Beacon Towers are located in the desert along the Kroraina River in Yuli County, Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Constructed as important military facilities along the Loulan Route of the Silk Road during the Han and Jin dynasties, they were built in the 1st century BC. The beacon towers lie between the ancient city of Yingpan and Korla, generally extending from Loulan along the ancient course of the Kroraina River...