Preparations for Overseas Travelers
A practical checklist for overseas travelers before going to Xinjiang: visas and entry, linking mobile payment···
Travel Guide
Visa · Transportation · Payment · Luggage · Food & Drink
Preparations for traveling to Xinjiang: border permits, season and duration, chartered cars and transportation, payment and internet, food and accommodation, explained in detail step by step.
Complete Guide to Transportation in Xinjiang
How to get around Xinjiang: the three major aviation hubs of Urumqi-Kashi-Ili, the Lanzhou-Xinjiang and Southe···
The best travel season in Xinjiang
Xinjiang has its own highlights in each season: the Yili flower season in June, the golden autumn in Kanas in ···
Border Pass and Document Guide
Xinjiang Border Management Area Document Guide: Areas requiring border permits such as Taxian and Baihaba, app···
What do people eat in Xinjiang?
Quick Guide to Ordering Food in Xinjiang: How to Order Barbecue, Pilaf, Mixed Noodles, and Big Plate Chicken, ···
How to choose accommodation
The choices for accommodation in Xinjiang include four types: urban chain hotels, wooden cabins within scenic ···
Complete Travel Guide to Kanas
How to play in Kanas: all-in-one ticket rules for entrance and shuttle buses, the routes of Fairy Bay, Moon Ba···
Complete Travel Guide to the Ili River Valley
How to plan the Ili River Valley: the movement routes in and out of Yining, going around Sayram Lake, the cult···
Complete Travel Guide to Kashgar
How to explore Kashgar: the logic of the alleys in the old city, the city opening ceremony and century-old tea···
Complete Travel Guide to Turpan
How to plan Turpan: Highlights of the two ancient cities, the principle of the Karez irrigation system, the se···
Pamirs Plateau Travel Guide
How to go to the Pamirs: key points along the minibus route departing from Kashgar, highlights of Basha Lake, ···
Altay Travel Complete Guide
Altay four-season activities: In summer, visit Koktokay and the pastures; in autumn, the birch forest with gol···
Recommended Hiking Routes in Xinjiang
How to choose hiking in Xinjiang: beginner-level Hemu—Kanas loop, advanced Mengkedegu trail, hardcore Wusun an···
Xinjiang Photography Guide
Photography timing and locations in Xinjiang: the morning mist in Kanas, smoke from cooking in Hemu, the nine ···
Stargazing and Milky Way Photography in Xinjiang
Why Xinjiang is a top province for stargazing: dry and low rainfall, minimal light pollution, with Milky Way v···
Xinjiang Travel Budget Guide
How to allocate money for a trip to Xinjiang: daily rates for chartered cars, price ranges for different accom···
How to plan the first trip to Xinjiang
Template of days for the first trip to Xinjiang: seven days classic Northern Xinjiang, ten days Northern Xinji···
Xinjiang Food Route
Xinjiang food route by city: Urumqi Grand Bazaar and night market, Turpan grapes, Yili ice cream and horse sau···
Guide to Traveling in Xinjiang with Children
How to plan a trip to Xinjiang with children: a travel itinerary template keeping single-day driving within th···
A Guide to Traveling in Xinjiang with Elders
Taking elders to Xinjiang: a pace of acclimatization starting with low altitudes, saving effort with cable car···