The Lin Jilu Martyrs Memorial Hall is located on Lin Jilu Street in the old city of Kuqa County, Xinjiang. Before the 1950s, it was the site of the county government offices. The memorial site was originally the office where Lin Jilu worked as county head. After the liberation, this former residence was well preserved. The hall was first built in 1975, covering an area of 32.5 mu, with lush trees in the courtyard…
Introduction: The ancient city is located about 7 kilometers northeast of Kuqa, Xinjiang, on the Gobi plateau known as Mingtianda, situated between the Wuqia River and the Yisubashi River. The main extant ruins of the city date back to the Tang Dynasty and continued through the Uyghur period. The city had both inner and outer sections. The inner city was rectangular, approximately 150 meters from east to west and 72 meters from north to south. The city walls were rammed earth...
Also known as the "Zhao Kuli Buddhist Temple," the Subashi Buddhist Temple ruins are located in Kuqa County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in northwestern China. They are the remains of a Buddhist temple complex dating from the Northern and Southern Dynasties period to the Tang Dynasty (4th–10th century AD). The Subashi Buddhist Temple ruins are the largest such site discovered so far in Xinjiang. The ruins are divided into eastern and western sections…
Yanche Gully is a dried-up riverbed that cuts through the Que'ertage Mountains. It earned its name due to the high salt content in the water flowing through the gully. Yanche Gully was also part of the ancient Silk Road, serving as a strategic passage where the ancient Kingdom of Kucha connected to the Kingdom of Guimo. Along the way, visitors can see several fort ruins built during the Han and Tang dynasties, serving as historical testimonies to the merchants, soldiers, and Buddhists who traveled along the Silk Road...
The Ancient City of Subashi is actually called the "Subashi Buddhist Temple," also known as the "Zhao Kui Temple." The surging Kuqa River flows through the city. It is said that this river is the lower reaches of the "Mother and Son River" mentioned in Journey to the West. The ruins of the ancient city were first built during the Eastern Han Dynasty (1st century AD) and flourished during the Sui and Tang Dynasties (6th to 8th centuries AD). This ancient city...
The Wushi Tu'er and Xiahetai'er Ruins are located in Kuqa County and Xinhe County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, dating from the Jin to the Song dynasties. In 2019, they were included in the eighth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level. …
Kuqa has long been the birthplace of the Kucha culture. The Eastern Jin and Sixteen Kingdoms-period brick-chambered tomb cluster discovered during the construction of the underground street on Youyi Road in Kuqa County is large in scale and unique in nature, representing a major archaeological find in Xinjiang that fills a gap in the region’s archaeological record. These ancient tombs include both vertical pit graves and...
Flipping through a world map, you’ll find the largest landmass on Earth — Eurasia. In the northeastern corner of this vast land, lies the world-renowned ancient Western Regions, and right at its heart was the ancient Kingdom of Kucha. Today, the Xinjiang Kuqa Grand Canyon National Geopark is located in this very region...
Beishan Pasture is located in Kuzi’ong, XIAKekuotan Village, A’ai Township, Kuqa County, on the opposite side of National Highway 217. The pasture is surrounded by mountains on all sides. It boasts idyllic pastoral scenery, with large poplar trees densely covering the area. Beishan Pasture is an open alluvial-proluvial plain covered with grazing grass, where horses, donkeys, and black cattle can be found roaming the fields, and camels rest beneath the willow trees.
Akebulake Grassland is located north of the government seat of Heiying Mountain Township, with a straight-line distance of 60.9 kilometers from the county town. It serves as the summer grazing site for the township’s government-run pasture and is one of the larger grasslands in the county. Some sheep herds winter here during the cold season. The area generally sits at an altitude of around 2,000 meters, with high peaks reaching up to 4,835 meters…
Tianshan Mountains The Tianshan Mountains are a major mountain range in Central Asia, stretching across central Xinjiang in China and extending westward into Kazakhstan. They are approximately 2,500 kilometers long and 250–300 kilometers wide, with an average elevation of around 5,000 meters. The highest peak is Tomur Peak, which stands at 7,435.3 meters, while Khan Tengri Peak reaches 6,995…
Mount Tomur stands at an elevation of 7,443 meters and means "Iron Mountain" in the Uyghur language. Located at 80.1° east longitude and 42° north latitude, it lies in the northern part of Wensu County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Mountain Range spans across Kazakhstan and extends into central Xinjiang, China, stretching approximately 2,500 kilometers from east to west. Mount Tomur…
Snow Lotus Peak, standing at an elevation of 6,627 meters, is located at 80.9°E longitude and 42.3°N latitude within Wensu County, Xinjiang. It lies 66 kilometers northeast of Tomur Peak, the highest peak in the Tianshan Mountains within China, and belongs to the Southern Tianshan Mountain Range. Snow Lotus Peak primarily features three ridges: the southwest ridge, the southeast ridge, and the north ridge. Around Snow Lotus...
Cascading Waterfall Gorge The Cascading Waterfall Gorge is located in a canyon in the low mountainous area at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, at an altitude of 1,857 meters. It is the closest waterfall to Wensu County. The waterfall originates from a cluster of springs in the green highlands above and flows year-round. Due to tectonic movements that caused the uplift and subsidence of the strata, steep slopes and gorges were formed, giving rise to the waterfall. The waterfall...
Gao Laozhuang It just so happened that besides the Flowing Sands River, there was another Gao Laozhuang on the other side of Wensu County. Since Gao Laozhuang is relatively close to Wensu County, we took the route of going from the farthest to the nearest. That is, we first "subdued" Sha Wujing, and then came to Gao Laozhuang to tame Zhu Bajie. Although this arrangement disrupted...
Liusha River I had just arrived in Wensu County when Yang Han, a local cultural figure, mentioned the Liusha River and confidently claimed that the Liusha River in Wensu County was the very same one from *Journey to the West*. Although I wasn’t entirely convinced, out of curiosity, I accepted his invitation and headed to the Liusha River that very afternoon. The Liusha River is located…
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Xiyou Theme Park. As a national A-level tourist attraction, Xiyou Theme Park is located on the edge of the ancient tomb complex in Wensu County. It was constructed and opened at the end of September 2007. The park covers a total area of 20 mu, with 320 ornamental fruit trees planted over time, 1,200 m² of ground greening, 480 m² of artificial water features, and...
Kekeya Artificial Lake. The Kekeya Afforestation Project has become an important brand of the Aksu region. It is a significant human endeavor to improve the living environment, and its large-scale green landscapes serve as key ecological attractions for visitors. The southern section of Kekeya Lake features tens of thousands of acres of ecological fruit orchards, which are part of the fourth phase of the Kekeya Afforestation Project. The planted species include walnuts and red dates...