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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...
Xianyang Museum

Xianyang Museum

Located on Zhongshan Street of Xianyang City, 28 km from Xian, the Xianyang Museum is a famous local history museum in China. Originally a Confucian Temple built in 1371, it was opened to the public in 1962 after reconstruction and expansion.

Langmusi Temple

Langmusi Temple

Langmu Temple or Langmusi Monastery, located at Luqu county, 230 km from Xiahe, 530 km from Lanzhou (6 hours' drive), Gansu China, is a legendary place Padamasambhava Master got the demons subdued. Langmusi is not just a temple, the small town itself is called Langmusi (which means Langmu Temple)

The Tian Shan Mountains

The Tian Shan Mountains

The Tian Shan, also Tien Shan, is one of the world's largest system of mountain ranges located in Central Asia. On 2013 Conference of World Heritage, the eastern portion of Tian Shan in western China's Xinjiang is listed as a World Heritage Site.

Jiaohe Ancient City

Jiaohe Ancient City

Located 10 kilometers west of Turpan in China’s Xinjiang Province, the Jiaohe Ruins is an archaeological site which was an important stop on the Ancient Silk Road. It is the largest, oldest, and best preserved earthen city on earth.

Abakh Khoja Mausoleum

Abakh Khoja Mausoleum

The Abakh Khoja Mausoleum, 5 km northeast of Kashgar, is a masterpiece of Uyghur architecture and the holiest Muslim site built in the early 17th century as the tomb of Muhammad Yusuf in Xinjiang China Silk Road.

Kashgar Old Town

Kashgar Old Town

Located opposite the Id Kah Mosque is Kashgar Old Town District. It is the best place to see how the local Uyghur ethnic group has lived for centuries. The old town district has a history of over 2,000 years.

Tianchi Heavenly Lake

Tianchi Heavenly Lake

Located 110 kilometers east of Urumqi, Tianchi Lake occupies an area of almost 5 square kilometers. The name of the lake translates as "Heavenly lake". The Snow-fed lake is crescent-shaped and got its name from Tianshan Mountain, which feeds the lake.

The Flaming Mountains

The Flaming Mountains

Located in China Xinjiang, the Flaming Mountain is a barren, eroded, red sandstone mountain. The erosion of the sandstone rock has given the mountain an appearance of being on fire.

Ancient Gaochang City Ruins

Ancient Gaochang City Ruins

30 kilometers southeast of Turpan Xinjiang, the ancient Gaochang Ruins are all that is left of an ancient oasis city that was a major stopping point on the Ancient Silk Road.

Urumqi Grand Bazaar

Urumqi Grand Bazaar

Located on the Ancient Silk Road, the city of Urumqi has had a huge bazaar for thousands of years. The bazaar is very unique and combines cultures and has stalls selling an incredible selection of items from the local Uyghur Ethnic Minority Group, Russia, and China.