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Landscape along the Pamir Highway
Landscape along the Pamir…

The Karakoram Highway or the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway is a 1,300 km national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Balti…

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The most beautiful places in Ili you should not miss during summer
The most beautiful places…

Ili is known as “a place with south China scenery.” Its grasslands contain various kinds of meadows from alpine meadows, upland meadows, to mountainous grasslands, desert plains, and river valley…

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Uyghur Cuisine: the delicious halal food you should not miss
Uyghur Cuisine: the delic…

The Xinjiang province borders Mongolia, Russia, India and all the Stans and was the link on the Silk Road between Asia and the Middle East. As a result, Uyghur cuisine meets somewhere in the middle…

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Kashgar, the westernmost city in China
Kashgar, the westernmost …

The city of Kashgar is located in the oasis of the same name, in the uttermost western part of the Tarim Basin. It is fed by three rivers: the Kashgar, Gezdarya and Hantereksu. Almost from all side…

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A brief introduction of Xinjiang Aksu Prefecture
A brief introduction of X…

Aksu, or Aqsu, some 989km to the provincial capital Urumqi and 466km to Kashgar, is located in the west of autonomous region of Xinjiang. The entire prefecture of Aksu occupies the northwest part o…

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Xinjiang Turpan Travel Guide
Xinjiang Turpan Travel Gu…

Turpan, an oasis city, is located at the southern foot of Bogda Peak and in the center of Turpan Depression. The area around the city, the Turpan Depression, is the lowest point in China and second…

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Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Xinjiang
Bayinguoleng Mongolian Au…

Bayinguoleng Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture, Ba Prefecture for short, lies in the southeastern part of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. In Mongolian, Bayinguoleng means the 'prosperous valley'. …

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A brief introduction of Xinjiang Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture
A brief introduction of X…

Ili is an autonomous prefecture for Kazak people in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, one of 5 autonomous prefectures in Xinjiang. Yining City is its capital. It is bordered by Mongolia, Ru…

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Xinjiang Altay prefecture: Land of Kazakh herdsmen, horses and golden fall
Xinjiang Altay prefecture…

Altay Prefecture is in Xinjiang is on the north border of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, connected with Mongolia to the north. The Altay city is the political, ecnomic and cultural center of A…

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Xinjiang Urumqi Travel Guide
Xinjiang Urumqi Travel Gu…

Urumqi, means beautiful pasture in Mongol, is the capital city as well as the transport hub and economy center of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.Sprawling and modern Urumqi is not what you ex…

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Kanas Lake, a fairy land in North Xinjiang
Kanas Lake, a fairy land …

Kanas Lake is a lake in Altay Prefecture, Xinjiang, China. The lake is located in a valley in the Altai Mountains, close to the borders between Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia, and it contains the…

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