Aksu National Wetland Park: Where Tianshan Water Meets the Taklamakan
Aksu National Wetland Park guide: 23 free lakes at the edge of the Taklamakan, 100,000 migratory birds, bus routes from Aksu city and best months to go.
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Hongshan Lake, Karamay: How a Sewage Reservoir Became a Campus Lake
Hongshan Lake Karamay was the Donggou sewage reservoir before 2012. How it became a university-town lake, plus buses, seasons, food and a half-day plan.
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Karatokay Wild Duck Lake: Birds on the Tekes River Reservoir
Karatokay wild duck lake east of Tekes draws herons, cranes and a thousand wintering ducks. Seasons, birds, access and honest tips from the north shore.
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Wujiaqu, Xinjiang: Qinggeli Lake and the Young City North of Urumqi
Wujiaqu Xinjiang sits 32 km north of Urumqi. Our guide covers Qinggeli Lake, the tulip festival, migrating birds, buses, food and a day plan.
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Muji Town in Pishan: Eleven Kilometres of G315 Through the Dunes
Muji Town sits on Pishan’s eastern edge where 11 km of G315 cuts through Taklamakan dunes. Peach belt, two reservoirs and a bazaar for 30,000 residents.
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Jiangbulake: A Grassland Made of Wheat
Jiangbulake guide: a grassland made of wheat, with how to get there, the best time, where to stay, what to see on the terraced hills and good photo tips.
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Xayar and Awat: Cotton, Rice and Poplar on the Tarim
Xayar Awat Xinjiang frame the Tarim cradle to canopy: Xiaojiak confluence, 470-mu poplar, cotton fields, rice upstream. River-first Aksu-region guide 2026.
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Hutubi: The Roadside County Nobody Stops In
Hutubi Xinjiang is a 258 km county that runs from Tianshan ice to Gurbantunggut dune. Milk, saplings and gas under the wheat, and nine reasons to stop.
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Pishan (Guma), Xinjiang: Silk Workshops and the Karakoram Foothills
Pishan Xinjiang travel guide: silk workshops at Koshtagh, Turdi Aghi Manor and Karakoram foothills from Guma. Includes food, transport and a two-day plan.
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Qiemo (Qarqan): The Last Oasis Before the Sand
Qiemo Xinjiang sits two kilometres from the Taklamakan’s dunes. How the Qarqan River keeps the oasis alive, and how to visit China’s second-largest county.
