Travel Guide

Drive the G219 southern Xinjiang section from Yecheng to Hotan along the Kunlun: passes, permits, fuel and altitude tips for China’s wildest border road.

Xinjiang Tatars: one of China’s smallest ethnic groups, from their Volga roots to Kazanqi’s blue doors in Yining, with food, faith and a girls’ school.

Driving the G216 Xinjiang the quiet back way: our Altay-to-Urumqi route across the Junggar Basin, with wild horses, desert fuel tips and a 2-day plan.

Uyghur literature isn’t locked away in a library. From Kashgar bookstalls to muqam lyrics, here’s how travellers can meet Xinjiang’s poetry and poets.

Xinjiang mazar shrines are the tomb-shrines of the southern Tarim oases. Learn what they are, when the festivals happen, and how to visit respectfully.

Borsak in Xinjiang is the sweet golden fried dough of the Kazakh table, eaten with milk tea at Ili yurt homestays. A traveler’s guide to where to try it.

Xinjiang mosque architecture is a readable language of domes, iwans and minarets. Learn the vocabulary and read Kashgar and Turpan mosques on your visit.

A runner’s guide to a Xinjiang marathon: the Sayram Lake and Kanas races, with altitude, weather, transport and where to stay before race day in 2026.

Xinjiang chili, tomato and pepper define the regions red industry. How to see the Changji tomato harvest and Yanqi chili drying without trespassing.

Mi changzi and mian feizi are Xinjiang’s offal street classics. Find where to eat them in Urumqi, Kashgar and Yining, and how to order with confidence.