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Top Silk Road China & Central Asia attractions list for sightseeing and vacations trip such as Xian Terracotta Army, Xiahe Labrang Lamasery, Jiayuguan Great Wall Fort, Dunhuang Mogao Caves, Urumqi Hearvely Lake, Kashgar Sunday Bazzar & Mosque, Turpan Ancient City ruins and more...
Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi

The Mausoleum of Hhoja Ahmed Yasawi is located in the town of Yasi now Turkeystan, in southern Kazakhstan. It was built at the time of Timur, from 1389 to 1405 to replace a smaller mausoleum built in 12th century.

Tamgaly Petroglyphs Kazakhstan

Tamgaly Petroglyphs Kazakhstan

The Petroglyphs within the archaeological landscape of Tamgaly is a petrolyph site located in Semirechye, Kazakhstan, right located 120 kilometers to northwest of Almaty, and takes about 2.5 hour's drive due to the not good side road condition.

Saryarka Kazakhstan

Saryarka Kazakhstan

Saryarka - Steppe and Lakes of Northern Kazakhstan is listed as World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2008, the only natural world heritage site in Kazakhstan.

Ancient Merv Turkmenistan

Ancient Merv Turkmenistan

The State Historical and Cultural Park Ancient Merv is the oldest and best preserved of the oasis cities along the Silk Road in Central Asia. Several cities have existed on this site, with a history span of 4,000 years.

Kunya-Urgench Turkmenistan

Kunya-Urgench Turkmenistan

The ruin of Konye-Urgench is located in the north-western Turkmensistan, on the left bank of Amu-Daria River. There are many monuments mainly from the 11th to 16th centuries, including mosque, gates of a caravanserai, fortresses, mausoleums and a 60-m high minaret.

Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

Parthian Fortresses of Nisa

The Parthian Fortresses of Nisa is located near the modern Bagir village, 18 km southwest of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. It is an ancient site consists of two tells, Old Nisa and New Nisa, indicating from the mid 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD.

Astana Tombs

Astana Tombs

Astana-Karakhoja Ancient Tombs in Turpan are the public underground cemetery of the ancient Gaochang residents, both aristocrats and commoners. Portrait of a servant, mid-8th century, colour on silk, Tang Dynasty, from ancient china.

Ayding Kol Lake

Ayding Kol Lake

Turpan Ayding Lake is a salt lake in the Turpan Depression, Xinjiang,which is used now as a setting for extreme sports or hikes.

Lishan Mountain Huaqing Pool

Lishan Mountain Huaqing Pool

Mount Lishan is a mountain located in the northwest of Xi'an in Shaanxi Province, China. Huaqing Pool or Huaqing Hot Spring, a Tang Dynasty hot spring complex, stands at the northern foot of Li Shan Mountain, 30 km east of Xi'an.

Mount Hua Shan

Mount Hua Shan

Mount Hua, or Hua Shan Mountain, or Xiyue is one mountain of China's Five Great Mountains located near the city of Huayin in Shaanxi province, about 120 km (75 mi) east of Xi'an. It has a long history of religious significance.