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15 Days Summer Exploration on the Silk Road

Beijing - Urumqi - Turpan - Korla - Kuqa - Hetian - Yarkent - Kashgar

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Description :Being the most important trading route for centuries, the Silk Road had witnessed the product and culture exchanges between China and the west. An expedition on the Silk Road in northwest China this summer!

Tour Code : CHSR-07

Duration : 15 Day(s) / 14 Night(s)

Departure Date :

Attractions

Beijing

Beijing City Guide is an important part of Beijing Travel. Beijing is an internationally famous metripolis for its culture and history as well as the center of China. Since Yuan Dynasty, Beijing has been the national center for several centuries. The tourist attractions, magnificant performances and city travel services rank top in China. Reading Beijing travel guide is your best way to understand Beijing in depth. Know more about: Beijing Travel.

Urumqi

As the furthest inland city in China, Urumqi gives you feelings of sunshine, flowers blossoming, beautiful Uygur girls with colorful clothing and a religious atmosphere from the mosques which dot all over the city. It is also a city of elegance, with much palace-like architecture, even for some supermarket buildings. Antique and musical instrument shops as well as exotic snack stalls are common sights.

Turpan

Turpan, in ancient Turki means a rich and fertile area. The sweetest grapes in the world are all around the Turpan Basin region, with majestic and beautiful sceneries beside. You can appreciate the scenery while enjoying the grapes in daytime, or eat them while you are enjoying the romantic Uygur dances and songs in the evening. If you look at the map of Xinjiang, you will notice a very low spot on it, marked -155 m, and this lowest point in the world inside the Turpan Basin is called Aydingkol Lake (Moonlight Lake) which is a place famous for its extremely hot and dry environment.
Astana Ancient Graves Jiaohe Ancient City The Ancient City of Gaochang The Flaming Mountain The Thousand-Buddha Caves of Bezklik
Turpan Museum

Korla

Known as the West Sea in old times, the Bosten Lake lies on the outskirts of Korla City, which is the largest inland freshwater lake in China.

Kuqa

Hetian

Since the ancient time, the jade in Hetian has been very famous throughout China. It is said that some furniture and decorations in the imperial palaces during the Shang Dynasty (1600 BC - 1046 BC) are made of jade. In the Chu State period, jade accessories represented the nobility of the royal family, and more and more civilians were attracted by the elegant beauty of jade during the Han Dynasty. At that time, the marquises dispatched workers to the Kunlun Range in western China to mine raw jade material. The miners' labor and the enthusiasm in jade accessories of the nobility have partly made the Silk Road flourish.

Yarkent

Kashgar

There is no crowded and noisy place in Kashgar, Xinjiang of northwestern China, where the local people say that if you haven't been to Kashgar, you haven't been to the Xinjiang region. The old city of Kashgar is a pure Uygur town, and you can always hear the prayer of Almighty Allah from the mosque tower when you're standing on the top of one of the yellow earth buildings in town. Uygur merchants are unlike the ordinary businessmen. They are so quiet and they don't shout loudly to sell their merchandises on the streets, because people are very familiar with all the things that they are selling.
Abakh Khoja Mausoleum Id Kah Mosque
Nights

Urumqi

As the furthest inland city in China, Urumqi gives you feelings of sunshine, flowers blossoming, beautiful Uygur girls with colorful clothing and a religious atmosphere from the mosques which dot all over the city. It is also a city of elegance, with much palace-like architecture, even for some supermarket buildings. Antique and musical instrument shops as well as exotic snack stalls are common sights.
Hotel details
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Beijing - Beijing Marriott Hotel City Wall

This 5 star hotel is managed by Marriott Hotel Group, in the center of Beijing, near the Beijing Railway Station, and is surrounded by many high class shopping centers and government buildings. It has 1312 rooms that are elegantly decorated. The meeting space is over4,000 square meters which is the ...

Turpan - Tuha Petroleum Hotel

Tu Ha Petroleum Hotel is a 4-star comprehensive hotel,it is located close to the city center, about 8KM to local airport and 15KM to local south railway station. This 13 floor building has 203 guest rooms which are loarge sized in average, well appointed, all in very good condition....

Korla - Lou lan Hotel

Situated in the flourishing section of the city center, Loulan Hotel is just 8 kilometers from the railway station. The hotel provides 200 guestrooms which are all equipped with internet access (surcharge). Other facilities include Western restaurant, banquet hall, sauna, report hall and conference ...

Kuqa - Kuche International Hotel

Kuche International Hotel is 2km away from Kuche Airport, 6km away from Kuqa Railway Station, and 3km away from Kuche Long Distance Bus Station. There are about 240 different types of rooms in Kuche International Hotel. New building which meets the requirement of four star hotel was officially opene...

Hetian - Hetian Zhejiang Hotel

Hetian Zhejiang Hotel is a comprehensive business hotel. It is located in West Beijing Road, Hetian, very close to the Tuanjie Square, government institutions and business street....

Kashgar - Kashi Tianyuan International Hotel

Kashi Tianyuan International Hotel (Kashi Tianyuan Guoji Jiudian) is located by the Kashgar's People Square within easy reach of Hathpace Residence. This Kashgar hotel has all kinds of rooms ranging from deluxe suites and standard rooms....

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