Kuqu Grand Canyon

Chinese name: 库车大峡谷（Ku Che Da Xia Gu）
Location: Beside 217 national highway, about 72km north of Kuche County, Bayingol Mongolian Prefecture, Xinjiang.
Ticket: Entrance ticket CNY50.00
Estimated tour time: 2-3 hours
Recommended time to visit: May to Oct
Nearby attractions: Rob Village, Tarim huyanglin national Forest Park, Kizil park, etc.

The Mystic Grand Canyon of the Tianshan Mountains is located on the Dushanzi-Kuqa Highway about seventy kilometers from the Kuqa county seat.  This area is surrounded by mountains on three sides, it has a length of over 5 kilometers,and the average altitude of its many peaks is over 1600 meters.this canyon is famous for its russet rocks formed by wind and rain over millions of years.

The huge red mountain range of the Grand Canyon was formed in the mesozoic cretaceous 140 million years ago. It’s composed of red sandstone and glutenite. In the strongly rising geological structure of Tianshan mountains, these red rock have formed all kinds of wrinkles bending, coupled the erosion of water and wind, this canyon was shaped into stunning formations.

A reddish-brown rock carving by wind and rain, canyon winding path leading to a secluded spot, where can see a new world, the mountain body is various, the open sky, overlapping ditch with the valley.Here you can see the most integral and the most admirable virginal forest of spruce in snow hills. The Grand Canyon is now named 42 spots. More significantly is that there is the thousand-buddha grottoes site of Tang dynasty called Kizil Thousand-Buddha, in the hundreds of grottoes in the ancient western region it is rare.

Hanging 35 meters above the canyon floor, you will find an incredible tribute to the past with the Thousand Buddha Caves. Over 300 caves were encountered relatively recently, and it has been determined that they were built during the Tang Dynasty, over 1500 years ago.

When wandering through the cavernous base of the canyon, you’ll find tunnel-like passes between the huge cliffs on either side. While the canyon is at times over 50 meters wide, other places are so narrow that they are nearly impossible to pass through.

You’ll be able to hear the echo of your own voice as it bounces off the sides of the canyon, along with other mysterious sounds that science has The highest peak in Tianshan Grand Canyon is over 2000 meters high, thus offering you some absolutely incredible views. If you’re interested in photography, standing at the top of the canyon is a great way to capture incredible reds and browns from the canyon, and the intense blue of the sky, along with the backdrop of the Tianshan mountains. The strange and twisted shapes of the peaks feature intense colors and give the place a fanciful atmosphere.