The Mao Gong Pavilion in Fishing Park offers the best vantage point to view the Great Man Mountain. Located at the northwest corner of Tacheng City, at the foot of the Great Man Mountain and integrated with Happy Forest, the park spans over 100 hectares. It features four artificial lakes and 108 fishing platforms, which is how the park got its name. Established in 1996, the park is divided into a gate area,…
Kalanggur Reservoir Kalanggur Reservoir is located over 30 kilometers from the city center. The reservoir scenic area lies in the hilly basin at the foot of the Tacheng Mountains, where the Kalanggur River, originating from the main peak of the Tacheng Range, converges here. In recent years, through planning and construction, a medium-sized agricultural irrigation reservoir has emerged like a blue pearl, nestled among lush green grasslands and vibrant mountain flowers…
Tacheng Tabei Mountain, located to the north of Tacheng City, is thus known as the "Northern Mountain." The Northern Mountain range lies along the border between China and the Republic of Kazakhstan (divided by the watershed), and though not particularly high, it serves as an excellent summer pasture for Tacheng City. There are many attractions for visitors to the Northern Mountains. Deep within the mountains lies a pristine forest…
Happy Forest The carefree Happy Forest is located in the Ulastai River basin, which flows through the river flats at the northern end of Tacheng City. Since 1980, artificial afforestation has been carried out here year by year. In 1982, it was officially designated as parkland; in 1989, an existing fishpond was repurposed to excavate and expand an artificial lake, covering a water area of 1.33...
Traveling westward by car, about 5 kilometers from the eastern suburbs of the city, lies the lush and ancient forested area of Sandaoheba, situated on the downstream floodplain of the Kalanggur River. As early as during the Tongzhi era of the Qing Dynasty, willow and elm trees grew here. In 1980, the urban development authorities planned the Sandaoheba woodland as a forest park and planted 26...
Heading west out of Tacheng city center along the straight and wide port highway for 12 kilometers, you’ll arrive at the China-Kazakhstan border port of Bakhtu. It is the border port closest to an urban area in Xinjiang. To the east, it connects with Tacheng city center, and to the west, it lies 60 kilometers from Makanchi Town in Kazakhstan. The open, flat grassland is dotted with blossoms,…
Summer Pastures in the Talbaga Tai Mountains From early June to early September each year, the mountain valley of the Talbaga Tai Mountains sees 253 square kilometers of wild roses bloom in full glory, turning the area into an ocean of flowers. While the heat blazes outside the mountains, the valleys remain cool and pleasant. The yurts of Kazakh herders become campsites where visitors can relax and enjoy their holidays. Yogurt, horse milk, …
Tacheng Regional Museum, located on Jiefang Road in Tacheng City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, officially opened in March 2008. The museum displays a collection of cultural relics including 24 first-class national relics, 17 second-class relics, 64 third-class relics, and over 300 outstanding pieces of ethnic and folk cultural relics. It proudly presents four major exhibitions: “The Ancient Path of Tashan and the Dawn of the River – Exhibition of Historical Relics in Tacheng,” “Dreams of Soaring – Exhibition of Ethnic and Folk Culture in Tacheng,” “Monument to Patriotism – Exhibition of Revolutionary Historical Relics in Tacheng Region,” and “Exhibition of Achievements of Reform and Opening-Up in Tacheng Region.” These exhibitions reveal Tacheng’s past and present from historical, ethnic, and contemporary perspectives, showcasing the region’s rich and diverse traditional cultures.
Hanaqa and Saidikamal Mosque Minarets The minaret of the Hanaqa Mosque was initially built in the second year of the Xuantong reign (1910), funded through collective donations led by Uzbek man Aizezi Aj. Standing twenty-two point zero six meters tall and covering an area of nineteen square meters, the minaret was constructed...
Tacheng Five-String River National Wetland Park encompasses five rivers — the Wulasitai River, Jiagurtamu River, Dongmenwai River, Shifan River, and Kalanggur River — along with their surrounding wetlands. The source areas of these rivers belong to a rare type of freshwater spring wetland. The wetland park spans 22.79 km from north to south and 10.7 km from east to west, with a planned total area of approximately…
Bayin Mountain Villa is located at the head of the canal in the Bayangu Management Office, Bayingu Valley, Wusu City, Tacheng Prefecture, Xinjiang. It sits at the mountain pass where the Bayingu River flows out of the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains. The geographical coordinates are 44°12′ north latitude and 85°17′ east longitude. The villa is just 18 kilometers from National Highway 312 and the Wusu-Kuytun Expressway to the north, 60 kilometers from Shihezi to the east, 20 kilometers from Shawan to the east, and 45 kilometers from Dushanzi, Wusu, and Kuytun to the west...
Spring and Autumn Rock Art The ancient rock art on the west bank of the Sishuju River in Usu City is an artistic masterpiece created by nomadic peoples during the Spring and Autumn period. Most of the rock carvings depict content related to the lives of nomadic tribes. …
Jiulianquan is located in Bashi Hu Township to the north of Usu County, on a low-lying marshland. The water from its nine springs converges into a single expanse of water, covering about 40 acres. The nine springs are irregularly arranged, resembling the shape of a lotus, with water depths of over ten meters. The springs remain warm in winter and cool in summer, flowing continuously all year round. They gurgle southward into the farmland irrigation channels, becoming an essential source of water for the local people...
Known in Mongolian as "Chahan Geggen Kure," meaning "White Temple," Bayin Valley Chenghua Temple is located in Yuetai Village, Bayin Valley Pasture. In the 15th year of the Guangxu reign (1889), under pressure from Tsarist Russia, the Qing government ordered the relocation of the temple’s religious leader, Gunka Zhaercan, along with his followers—who had been resisting Russian incursions in areas such as Altay—to Bayin Valley in Kuluketuxu. …
Zhongfang Mosque Zhongfang Mosque is located on the west side of Minsheng Street in the town area. Originally called the Local Mosque, it was the first Hui mosque built in Wusu County. It has a history of 227 years to date and has been relocated and rebuilt four times. In the 22nd year of the Qianlong reign (1758), it was first built at West Lake (now Xihu Township). Forty-one years later, the mosque collapsed, and...
The wetland area of Swan Lake in Gurtu Scenic Area spans 20,000 mu. With abundant water plants, the reed marshes sway gently in the breeze, resembling a colorful ribbon floating on the water's surface. This area also serves as a habitat for various bird species. During spring and autumn seasons, thousands of migratory birds — primarily whooper swans and wild ducks — gather here, turning the site into a vibrant avian world.
Char Su Mu Temple
Ganjiahu Haloxylon ammodendron Forest Nature Reserve. The Ganjiahu Nature Reserve (83°54′16″E, 44°39′57″N) sits at an elevation of 320 meters in the Gultu Pasture of Usu City, approximately 65 kilometers in a straight line to the southeast of Usu City. The Haloxylon forest is located on an alluvial depression on the northern slope of the Tianshan Mountains and is...
The Baiyanggou Mud Volcano Cluster is located about 40 kilometers south of Usu City and approximately 2.5 kilometers from Baiyanggou Town, at an altitude of 1,281 meters. It spans an area roughly 200 meters long and 100 meters wide, and contains around 40 mud eruption vents. Mud volcanoes are not true volcanoes; their eruptions are caused by underground natural gas (methane) being ejected to the surface...
Dishuigou Tourist Resort