Karamay Museum, originally named the Karamay Oilfield Mining History Exhibition Hall, is also known as the Karamay Mining History Museum or the Karamay Exhibition Hall. It is located at No. 22 Zhunge’er Road, Karamay District, Karamay City, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. The construction of Karamay Museum began in the spring of 1982, and...
The Camel Bell Dream Slope Desert Park is located on the southern edge of the Gurbantünggüt Desert in the Junggar Basin. It is a vast, primitive, and rugged desert landscape, as well as a natural desert botanical garden. Here, you’ll find lush saxaul, dense populus euphratica, fragrant jujube trees, elegant Aristida grass with feathery leaves, thamnopteris (lovingly known as “ugly beauty”), and medicinal plants such as…
Here, corridors, pavilions, and water docks have been built, equipped with speedboats, sightseeing boats, jet skis, and water landing platforms. Activities such as swimming, boating, surfing, and fishing are offered. Currently, the scenic area features rippling waters, speeding speedboats, leisurely sightseeing boats, affectionate couples, the winding Dragon Dam, and weeping willows in embrace. Anglers enjoy their pastime in tranquility…
Introduction In order to realize the vision of developing the new city of Shihezi, in August 1950, the Corps established a survey team of over 30 members from the 22nd Corps. The team was composed of engineering technicians and soldiers, and in late August they set out for Shihezi to begin sampling and surveying. The team members were divided into three groups: two well-drilling teams...
Introduction This sculpture is located in the residential area east of Shihezi Leisure Square and was created according to the overall plan for the new sculpture complex in Shihezi. The group sculpture consists of three women and one baby boy. The sculpture stands 4 meters tall in total, with the main body measuring 2.8 meters in height, 7 meters in length, and 1.7 meters in width; the base is 1.2 meters high, 8 meters long, …
The Memorial Monument to Premier Zhou Enlai is located in the northern suburbs of Shihezi City, 3 kilometers from the city center. To the south of the monument is the Premier Memorial Hall, and to the north is the Memorial Museum. The front of the monument is inscribed with twelve golden characters: “Eternal Glory to the Beloved Premier Zhou Enlai.” The southern side features an inscription of the premier’s message during his 1965 inspection of the Production and Construction Corps, while the northern side contains excerpts from...
Introduction: In the center of the southern side of the Recreation Square in Shihezi City, stands a prominent large-scale "General Statue." It was built to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps and to commemorate the great pioneer of our reclamation cause. The statue was created by the renowned Chinese sculptor Professor Ye Yushan. The sculpture was completed in…
Introduction In July 24, 1950, General - and others, including Tao Zhizhi, rode to the banks of the Manas River to survey the terrain. He proposed that the office location of the 22nd Corps should be prioritized in the city center. Thus, what is now the First Building of Land Reclamation in Shihezi became the first construction project of the city. Back then...
Introduction: The First Military Reclamation Company is located on the northern foothills of Hongshan, on the western bank of the Manas River within the territory of Shihezi. This was originally the site of a pioneering reclamation company from the 1950s, where remnants of that era such as cave dwellings, rammed-earth kitchens, and water storage ponds have been preserved. There are also farming tools and daily items from the reclamation period, including wooden-wheeled ox carts, wooden plows, and stone mills. In 20…
Recreation Square is located in the city center of Shihezi, directly south of the First Building of Shihezi Reclamation. It is a beautiful square bursting with colorful blooms and lush greenery. At the northern entrance, there are three lawns enclosed by daisy-like chrysanthemum hedges, each featuring nine emerald-green red-skin spruces arranged to form a green plum blossom. Next to the lawns, towering silver poles...
The statue "The First Plough of Military Reclamation" is located in the Recreation Square of Shihezi, forming a triangular arrangement with the "New Chapter on the Frontier" sculpture group to its left and the central "General Sculpture." It stands out vividly amidst the green trees and blooming flowers. Created by Professors Zhang Yuli and Yang Meiying from the Sculpture Department of Lu Xun Academy of Fine Arts, the piece is made of forged copper, measuring 7 meters in length and...
The predecessor of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps Farming and Reclamation Museum was the Shihezi Farming and Reclamation Museum, which was established in 1988. Since its opening in 1995, it has received over 1.5 million domestic and international visitors, averaging 250,000 visitors per year, making it the first museum in China dedicated to showcasing the history of farming and reclamation. From September 1995 to October 2004...
Introduction: Known as the "Hometown of Flat Peaches," the Flat Peach Garden is located 15 kilometers from Shihezi in the headquarters of the 143rd Regiment, situated south of the Wu-Yi Highway and west of the Shi-Nan Highway. The garden was first established in 1956 by graduates of the Corps Agricultural College who were assigned to the regiment. They introduced the first batch of tree species from Manas, planting…
Introduction Shihezi University is located in Shihezi City and encompasses ten major academic disciplines: agriculture, medicine, engineering, economics, management, literature, science, law, education, and history. The university comprises 20 colleges and offers 3 doctoral degree programs, 31 master's degree programs, 54 undergraduate majors, 11 key disciplines designated by the Ministry of Agriculture, the autonomous region, and…
The Shihezi Reclamation Site is located in Shihezi City, the Eighth Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps. It dates back to 1952. On October 7, 2019, the Shihezi Reclamation Site was included in the eighth batch of Major Historical and Cultural Sites Protected at the National Level. …
The national AAA-level tourist scenic area, Taoyuan Tourist Area, is located 3 kilometers south of Huayuan Town and just 18 kilometers from Shihezi City. It can be directly reached by taking Bus No. 11 from Tuanjie Shopping Mall in the city. This place boasts outstanding people and a blessed land, with convenient access in all directions. Backed by the picturesque scenery of the Tianshan Mountains and fronted by a jade-like basin where the ever-flowing Tianyuan Stream converges at its center, it offers blooming spring flowers of rare beauty, golden autumn fruits…
Western Region Military Reclamation is located on the northern foothills of Hongshan, on the west bank of the Manas River within Shihezi. It was originally the site of land reclamation teams in the 1950s and preserves military reclamation relics from that era, including cave dwellings, rammed-earth kitchens, and water storage ponds. There are also reclamation tools and daily necessities such as wooden-wheeled ox carts, wooden plows, and stone mills. From 2002 to…
Shihhotze Guanyin Mountain is located about 70 kilometers north of Shihhotze City, within the Ziniquan Breeding Sheep Farm of the 151st Regiment, Eighth Agricultural Division. It was once renowned for breeding the famous "Chinese Merino Junken-type" fine-wool sheep. A scientist from the Chinese Academy of Sciences also resides here. This grassland lies in the transitional zone between the mountain forest belt and the mountain meadow steppe belt. To the south are the Tianshan Ilianhabigar Mountains, at the foot of which lies the magnificent Manas River Gorge. The area ranges in elevation from 1,500 to 2,400 meters. In early spring, the lush alpine soda grass and the undulating red cliffs create a striking contrast of red and green, offering a colorful landscape. It is a paradise for rock climbers, mountaineers, and hiking enthusiasts.
Shishizi Nanshan Scenic Area is located about 80 kilometers south of Shishizi. With its steep mountains, deep valleys, hundreds of peaks vying in beauty, and towering trees, it is a popular tourist destination in Shishizi. The area also boasts over a hundred varieties of wild medicinal herbs such as angelica, rehmannia, and fritillaria, as well as wildlife including Tianshan wapiti, Siberian ibex, brown bears, wild…
Mahe Grand Canyon is located in the upper reaches of the Manas River. The canyon winds through the landscape with steep slopes on both sides, while clear green river water gurgles through the valley. Stretching for dozens of kilometers, the canyon is surrounded by lush needlegrass, with valleys in hues of red, gray, and yellow, wide riverbeds, and a rich variety of vegetation in strikingly different colors. Floating on the water are blades of grass, and together with the yellowish hills and low ravines along the pond, they create a faint sense of life.