The Ancient City of Akqika is about 195 kilometers from the county seat and located 15 kilometers northwest of the Andir Pasture. The entire ancient city is elliptical in shape, with a diameter of less than 150 meters. To this day, its gates, city walls, houses, and sheepfolds still remain. …
Chairman Mao's Quotations Tower Minfeng, formerly known as Niya, was the site of the Jiaojue Kingdom, one of the Thirty-Six Kingdoms of the Western Regions. The county town is very small, with only two main streets shaped like the letter [T]. Each street is no longer than three or four hundred meters. At the center of the town stands a Quotations Tower built during the Cultural Revolution, inscribed with phrases such as [Self-reliance and hard struggle] along with other…
China's First Desert Village — Yatongtugusi. Without China’s first desert highway — the Tarim Desert Highway — Yatongtugusi would never have been revealed to the world. Yatongtugusi is the smallest township in Xinjiang, home to a few hundred Uyghur households, located 150 kilometers from Minfeng County. The desert highway was built...
Located 25 kilometers southwest of the Andier Pasture in Minfeng County, the city was built during the Tang Dynasty. Its circular walls are about 200 meters in diameter and stand 3 to 4 meters high. There is one city gate facing southeast, with two wooden doors still remaining—one open and one closed—both intact. The houses inside the city are neatly arranged, and the streets are still clearly distinguishable. In the center of the city, there is a room facing south, with its walls and roof relatively well-preserved. A ring inlaid with gems and a gold earring were discovered here. Artifacts unearthed at the site include woolen cloth, cotton cloth, cotton, felt, spinning wheels, spindle whorls, wooden utensils, earrings, rings, jade pieces, copper rings, iron chunks, snail shells, wheat spikes, and millet. It is believed to be the site of Lancheng Town, which belonged to the Western Regions' Bisha Protectorate during the Tang Dynasty.
The Sangzhu Rock Carvings are engraved on a rock in Wurqi Village, Sangzhu Township, over 100 kilometers southeast of Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. The carvings face the riverbed. Historically, this area was once a small path leading to Tibet and India. The rock carvings are over 3 meters long and 1.3 meters high. The images depict various human figures: some are shown drawing bows and shooting arrows, …
Kekete Daban, also known as Zidaban (Note: "Daban" originates from Mongolian, meaning mountain pass or ridge), has an elevation of 4,909 meters. About 60 kilometers past the 30 Liying Camp and the town of Saitula, you’ll reach the first Daban — Zidaban. Also called Ake’ate Daban or Black Mountain Daban, Zidaban stands at 4,909 meters in altitude and is the new…
Niya National Wetland Park is located within Minfeng County on the southern edge of the Tarim Basin in Xinjiang. Originating from the Kunlun Mountains and extending to the heart of the Taklamakan Desert, it plays an extremely important role in mitigating local climate change, maintaining regional ecosystem balance, promoting sustainable economic and social development, and achieving harmony between humans and nature.
Populus euphratica trees thrive in sunlight, tolerate heat, drought, and saline-alkali conditions, and are highly adaptable and fast-growing. However, they cannot endure prolonged low-moisture, strongly alkaline environments or heavy clay soils, and cannot survive in deserts without access to groundwater or flowing water. As typical phreatophytic xerophytes, they grow in a "corridor"-like pattern along both banks of rivers, forming one of the desert riparian tree species that develop under arid, windy, and saline conditions. Due to their unique physiological traits, their ecological role is irreplaceable. Populus euphratica trees also have long lifespans — for example, in Anjir River near Minfeng County, there stands a 32-meter-tall tree with a trunk circumference of 5.5 meters and an age of 240 years, which remains lush and vibrant. The young trees are rich in protein, sugar, and various trace elements essential for livestock, offering high nutritional value. The forest floor supports dense grass layers and benefits the growth of medicinal plants such as licorice and Apocynum pictum. Populus euphratica also serves as a habitat for wildlife including deer and Mongolian gazelles, making it ecologically and economically significant.
Niya Cultural Relics Museum The Niya Cultural Relics Museum is a comprehensive exhibition hall that centers on a long history and profound culture, integrating physical displays, photographic evidence, and textual descriptions. With generous support from the renowned Japanese scholar and friend Mr. Koizumi Yasunori, it was completed in January 1999, covering an area of 1,000 square meters. Within the 600-squ…
Peach Blossom Garden Resort The Peach Blossom Garden Resort is 7.5 kilometers from the county town and 2 kilometers from National Highway 315. It covers an area of 400 acres, including 210 acres of arable land. Currently, it has developed four fruit and forestry zones: the peach orchard zone has 6 varieties, with 3,100 fruit trees covering 40 acres; the walnut orchard zone has 1,500 trees covering 25 acres…
Located 25 kilometers south of Sangzhu Town in Pishan County, the carvings are etched onto cliff rocks along the ancient route from Hotan to the Kunlun Mountain Pass. Carved with sharp stones, their exact age remains unknown. The panel stands approximately 1.50 meters high and depicts a hunting scene, including an equestrian hunter drawing his bow to shoot at a large-horned argali sheep. Though the carving style is primitive, the figures are strikingly lifelike. …
Introduction: Located in the sand dunes about 140 kilometers north of Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang. It is a Han Dynasty site, consisting of five parts with a total area of approximately 80 square kilometers, where a particularly large number of cultural relics have been unearthed. The first part is called Bashibazar, covering an area of five square kilometers. It contains a cross-shaped street and remnants of walls. There are also ancient tomb sites, where mummies have been excavated...
Introduction: Located in the northwest corner of the county town, the Pishan Grand Mosque in Hotan, Xinjiang, is the largest mosque in the region. The mosque measures 67 meters in length and 57 meters in width, covering an area of 3,819 square meters, with a built-up area of 1,216 square meters. It was built in 1839 (1237 in the Islamic calendar) and has a history of 154 years...
Red Eco-Fruit Tourism and Sightseeing Garden, Piyama Township, Pishan County The Red Eco-Fruit Tourism and Sightseeing Garden in Piyama Township, Pishan County, is located southeast of Pishan County town, 100 kilometers from the county seat, 90 kilometers from Hotan City, and 9 kilometers from National Highway 315, offering very convenient transportation. The Piyaman brand large sweet pomegranates produced in Piyama Township are the only specialty fruit in the Hotan region…
Abale Tourist Area in Gumaxi Town is located southeast of Pishan County, 28 kilometers from National Highway 315 and 36 kilometers from the county seat. The area centers around 3,000 acres of grassland (wetland) along both banks of the riverbed between Jianggang Reservoir and Yapuquan Reservoir, with an additional 160-acre pond upstream. The water resources here are abundant, and it is understood that the water contains various minerals. In April, the grasslands are covered with irises, and there is also a unique thousand-foot stone in the middle of the pasture. The exposed part of this stone is 4 meters long, 1 meter wide, and 2.5 meters high, with the rest of the stone body extending deep underground. The stone is covered with footprints of various shapes and sizes, giving it a mysterious aura.
Brazilaq Reservoir The Brazilaq Reservoir is located 20 kilometers from National Highway 315, 63 kilometers from the county seat, 17 kilometers from Muzi Township, and 13 kilometers from Qioda Township. It is 56 kilometers from the county seat via Qioda Township. The reservoir was first built in 1958 and began storing water in 1959. It is a small plain-type reservoir. The total storage capacity of the reservoir is 35...
Han Tuge Reservoir Han Tuge Reservoir is located 25 kilometers from National Highway 315, 73 kilometers from the county seat, and 20 kilometers from Mugi Township. The reservoir was first built in 1954 and put into operation in 1958. It has a designed storage capacity of 1 million cubic meters, a maximum dam height of 5 meters, a crest length of 500 meters, and a crest width of 3.5 to 4...
Sanxian Ridge is located 92 kilometers from National Highway 315, 100 kilometers from the county seat, 30 kilometers from Basilan Township, and 20 kilometers from Keliyang Township. Its geographical coordinates are 77°41' east longitude and 37°19' north latitude. It is connected to the People's Government of Basilan Township, Pishan County, by a simple gravel road that is 25 kilometers long. …
Tajik Ethnic Culture Park
The Ancient Walnut Garden in Sangzhu Township is located in Seyitila Village of Sangzhu Township, 33 kilometers from National Highway 315, 81 kilometers from the county seat, 3 kilometers from Sangzhu Township, and 25 kilometers from the Kangkeer Kirgiz Ethnic Township. Covering an area of 50 mu, the garden features 37 ancient walnut trees that are over 500 years old growing in a contiguous cluster. The walnut trees…