Jiangbulake: The Terraced Grassland of Qitai
Jiangbulake terraced grassland: how to get there from Urumqi, best photo times, where to stay, and why these natural steps surprise every visitor.
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Hami: Melon City and Eastern Gateway
Plan your Hami travel guide trip with our firsthand notes – how to get there, best time, where to stay, and what to eat. Practical, updated advice.
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Karamay: The Oil Town Beside the Ghost City
Karamay travel guide by a writer who drove its oil roads and walked the Urho Ghost City. Getting there, best time, where to stay, eat, and the cliffs.
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Aksu: The Kizil Caves and Oasis Town
Plan your Aksu travel guide trip with our firsthand notes – how to get there, best time, where to stay, and what to eat. Practical, updated advice.
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Korla: Gateway to the Taklamakan and Pear Capital
Plan your Korla travel guide trip with our firsthand notes – how to get there, best time, where to stay, and what to eat. Practical, updated advice.
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Qapqal: The Xibe Homeland in the Ili Valley
Plan your Qapqal Xinjiang trip with our firsthand notes – how to get there, best time, where to stay, and what to eat. Practical, updated advice.
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Zhaosu: Inside Xinjiang’s Heavenly Horse County
Zhaosu is Xinjiang’s heavenly horse county in the upper Ili Valley: festival timing, rapeseed season, riding tips, roads from Yining and what to skip.
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Tekes Bagua City: The Eight-Trigram Town
Plan your Tekes Bagua City trip: how to read the I Ching street grid, why the historic core has no traffic lights, best time to visit, where to stay, and how to use it as a Kalajun base.
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Burqin: The Fairytale Town Near Kanas
Burqin travel guide: where to stay, what to eat at the night market, how to use the town as a Kanas base, and when to catch the Five-Colored Beach sunset.
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Panlong Ancient Road: Driving the 639 Bends of the Pamir
Panlong Ancient Road: 639 bends, one-way traffic, average-speed cameras and a 4,200 m pass. A driver’s guide to the Pamir switchbacks above Tashkurgan.
