Weather and climate

Preparations for Overseas Travelers

A practical checklist for overseas travelers before going to Xinjiang: visas and···

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Parent-child together

Traveling in Xinjiang with children: break up the driving time, include museums ···

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Urumqi Travel Guide

Urumqi is the first stop for most travelers entering and leaving Xinjiang: visit···

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Accompanying the elderly

Taking elders to Xinjiang: choose gentle scenic spots, control the altitude, sho···

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Yili Travel Guide

Ili is the most fertile corner of Xinjiang: the blue alleys of Yining City, the ···

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Turpan Travel Guide

Turpan is the hottest place in China and also the region with the highest densit···

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Do you need a tour guide? Can you drive yourself?

For long-term trips, it is recommended to hire a car with a driver-guide: the local management of pastures, refueling rh···

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Ice and Snow Altay

Complete Guide to Winter Activities in Xinjiang: Altay with a snow season lastin···

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Kanas Travel Guide

Kanas is the flagship of Northern Xinjiang: the color-changing lake, the morning···

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Altay Travel Guide

Altay is the birthplace of human skiing, with a winter snow season lasting up to···

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Tianshan Tianchi Travel Guide

Tianchi in the Tianshan Mountains is about an hour and a half drive from Urumqi ···

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What should be paid attention to regarding food and drink? Are there many halal rules?

Most restaurants operate halal: do not bring non-halal food or alcohol inside; night market stalls are most reliable whe···

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Ice and Snow Secret Realm ・ Altay Winter Pasture

Altay Ice and Snow Long Route: How to connect the three major ski resorts and sn···

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Edge of the Sand Sea ・ Around the Taklamakan

Taklamakan Desert Long Route: How to choose between the two desert highways, the···

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Nalati Travel Guide

Nalati is the calling card of the Ili Grassland: alpine meadows of the sky-high ···

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Pamirs Plateau Travel Guide

From Kashgar along the China-Pakistan Friendship Highway to the Pamirs: White Sa···

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Hemu Village Travel Guide

Hemu is a Tuva village on the eastern line of Kanas: wooden houses surrounded by···

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Hongshan Park Travel Guide

The Red Hill in the center of Urumqi: The pagoda at the top is a city landmark, ···

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Bayanbulak Grassland Travel Guide

The grasslands in the heart of the Tianshan Mountains on the middle section of D···

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Taklamakan Desert Travel Guide

The world's second largest mobile desert: Three desert highways run from north t···

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What clothes should I bring to Xinjiang in October?

Xinjiang in October: 'Early morning and late night winter, midday autumn': three-piece set including fleece, down jacket···

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Does Xinjiang have a rainy season? When does it rain the most?

Xinjiang is generally dry and does not have a mainland-style rainy season; the Ili River Valley experiences more afterno···

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Xinjiang Layered Clothing Guide

How to dress for 'Four Seasons in a Day': the three-layer clothing method, tempe···

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Sandstorm and Weather Response

How to deal with spring dust storms, mountain thunderstorms, and strong winds in···

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