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Silk Road Attractions

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...
Gaotai Ancient Homes

Gaotai Ancient Homes

In the old city district of Kashgar, Gaotai Ancient Homes is the most typical Uyghur dwelling house with a unique sight of heavy ethnic culture.

Pamir Mountains

Pamir Mountains

The Great Silk Road crossed a number of Pamir Mountain ranges. Historically, the Pamir Mountains were considered a strategic trade route between Kashgar and Kokand on the Northern Silk Road.

Glacier No.1 of Tianshan Mountains

Glacier No.1 of Tianshan Mountains

As the Headwaters of Urumqi River, the melting Tianshan Mountains No.1 Glacier sits in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. It is the closest glacier to an urban community in the world.

Dabancheng Town

Dabancheng Town

Urumqi Dabancheng Town District well known for a folk song called Dabancheng Girls and large-scale Wind Power Station views.

Turpan Museum

Turpan Museum

Turpan Museum is a museum in Turpan, Xinjiang, China. It has items from the Tang dynasty excavated from the Astana Graves which are located outside the town. Items include ancient silks, clothes and preserved corpses.

Sangke Grasslands

Sangke Grasslands

The Sangke Grasslands (Sangke caoyuan) lies 10km southwest of Xiahe Town, with an average altitude of over 3,000m above sea level. The grassland is named for the summer-blooming Sangke flowers that form a natural carpet extending to the far horizons

Iron Bridge of Yellow River

Iron Bridge of Yellow River

Zhongshan Iron Bridge of Yellow River, also known as the first bridge over the Yellow River, lies at the foot of Bai Ta Mountain and in front of Jin Cheng Pass in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province.