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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Karakax (Moyu) County: Black Jade, Mulberry Paper and the River That Named It
Karakax County Xinjiang is the black jade county west of Hotan: the mulberry paper street, 28 old water mills, a 1,400-year tree and a desert wetland.
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Jiangbulake: A Grassland Made of Wheat
Jiangbulake Xinjiang means source of the holy water. First-hand guide to the Han fort, mystery slope, boardwalks, 2026 tickets and the new Qitai airport.
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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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Minfeng (Niya) Xinjiang: The Niya Ruins Are Off-Limits, Here Is the County Around Them
Minfeng Niya Xinjiang: the famous Niya ruins are closed in 2026, but the surrounding county of 40,000 people is still worth two or three days of travel.
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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.
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Luntai (Bugur): The Town at the Head of the Desert Highway
Luntai Xinjiang is where the Tarim Desert Highway starts. A working oil county with a superb Han-era museum, white apricots and the Taklamakan next door.
