2024 Aksu City Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in September)

Taklamakan | Xinjiang has more than just grasslands, there are also deserts! A trip to southern Xinjiang.

It's a 3-hour drive from Kuche City to the starting point of "Duku Highway". Departing from Kashgar, it's a 7-hour car ride to the final stop of the Southern Xinjiang trip. Aksu region, the largest desert in China, "Taklamakan Desert". We have chosen two convenient and essential scenic spots, "Desert Gate" and "Sleeping Poplar Park", both of which can be navigated directly. #WhereToGoOnVacation 1. Sleep in the Populus euphratica Park. Thousand-year-old Populus euphratica forest, standing in the "forest" feels like time has stopped. "Populus euphratica lives for a thousand years, stands for a thousand years after death, and decays for a thousand years after falling." Each tree is a piece of history. The melancholic beauty is perfect for taking photos! 2. Gate of the Desert Two scenic spots are very close to each other. The ticket is 10r, and there is a "Taklamakan Desert" monument for check-in. The continuous sand dunes are very shocking, and you can also ride camels and off-road vehicles to rush through the sand!

Aksu Zehua Hotel - A New Choice for Smart and Comfortable Stays

🌟 [Smart Experience, The Future is Here] Aksu Zehua Hotel features a high-end, stylish design with a modern, fully intelligent concept. Enjoy a fully smart-controlled experience upon check-in, with the intelligent assistant 'Xiao Ai' controlling curtains, lights, TV, and other devices via voice commands, making your stay feel futuristic. 🏨 [Variety of Room Types, Abundant Choices] The hotel offers a variety of room types to choose from, whether you're on a business trip or a family vacation, you'll find the perfect space for you. The spacious and bright rooms with simple and stylish interiors provide a home-like warmth and comfort. 🍽️ [Local Specialty Breakfast, Taste of Home] The hotel offers high-quality breakfasts with local specialties, pampering your taste buds with every bite, allowing you to enjoy the warmth and satisfaction of home even while traveling. [Prime Location, Hassle-Free Travel] The hotel is located at No. 11 Jinlan Plaza, Xincheng Street, Aksu City, with convenient transportation. It's just a 3-minute walk to Jinlan Plaza, Wanda Cinema, Wanda Baby City, and Food Street. Whether shopping, watching movies, or tasting delicious food, all your needs can be easily met.

Accommodation in Xinjiang.

Super value accommodation at 60 Shanghai Road, Aksu, Xinjiang (near Old Street) (Jinlan Square) (Central Bus Station) [Accommodation Name] Huarui Hotel [Accommodation Environment] Twin beds with floor-to-ceiling windows + breakfast Transportation: The hotel is about 2 kilometers from Aksu Railway Station and is located near a residential area. The hotel has a grand exterior and a warm and comfortable interior. The hotel lobby also has a sofa for guests to rest. Environment: The accommodation environment is particularly clean. There are a variety of room types to meet various needs. There are large floor-to-ceiling windows, intelligent automatic curtains, a bathroom with separate wet and dry areas, and a TV that can be cast. You can watch TV series during your stay. The room has underfloor heating. Breakfast: Buffet style, hot and cold dishes, fruit, bread, milk, soy milk, juice, steamed buns, noodles, etc. Very rich. Service: The hotel's waiters are particularly friendly and enthusiastic. They will help solve any problems as soon as possible. The 17th floor has a self-service laundry, washing machine, ironing machine, etc. There is also an intelligent robot that delivers takeout.

Huayi Brothers Movie Town

Jinan Huayi Brothers Movie Town is now renamed to Yuanboyuan Movie Town. Located at 3736 Haitang Road, Changqing District, Jinan City, Shandong Province, it is surrounded by 11 universities and directly accessible by Jinan Metro Line 1, enabling a time-travel exploration journey in an instant. The movie town deeply integrates movie IP with city ID, creating a secretive movie-themed street area that combines movie scene tours, interactive movie entertainment, movie-themed performances, movie culture experiences, and folk and intangible cultural heritage experiences. Explore the Republic of China style: Walking in the movie town makes you feel like you have instantly traveled back to the era of cheongsams and long gowns, with a strong Republic of China style making you feel like you are always in a movie.

Visit the warm and unique Aksu Library

The Aksu Library is located in the 'Three Halls and One Center' (Museum, Cultural Center, Library, and Citizen Service Center). In today's China, where the fragrance of books fills the air and reading is a national pastime, libraries have become a cultural standard and a symbol of taste for any place. The Aksu Library is no exception. Although it is not very large, it is designed to be very cozy. Children lie casually on the stairs, enjoying a childhood that is happy, rich, and full of dreams. The Aksu Regional Library was built with aid from Zhejiang Province and houses many books with local characteristics from Zhejiang. The library's opening hours are from 10 AM to 11 PM, making it the latest-closing library I have ever visited, which is quite impressive.

The Disappeared Movie Town and the Newly Built Duolang River Park

Ranked 12th on the Aksu tourism Ctrip list is the Movie Town. Attracted by its reputation, I found that there was nothing left; it had already turned into a driving school practice field. The most prominent buildings in this area are the Vienna and Jinjiang Inn hotels. Perhaps one can still imagine whether there will be new movie stories behind the walls. But it is not far from the Duolang River Park. The Duolang River is the mother river of Aksu, a river that represents the culture of Aksu in various periods. Through recent years of water conservancy improvements, it has supplemented some local cultural information and integrated with modern garden art to become a beautiful wetland park. It is the first national wetland park in southern Xinjiang, suitable for tourism and leisure, and for enjoying the 'Jiangnan scenery.'

Hotel Enthusiasts Must See! Top Spots for Great Views!

Xinjiang~Aksu Aksu Baijianli Homestay, actually there are several homestays nearby. Search well and compare more, all are very close to Aksu Old Street. There is a night market at night, you can have a taste. The homestay I stayed in, the accommodation environment is as shown in the picture, it doesn't feel very good. Many things were not prepared when I entered, and breakfast was just a slice of bread and a cup of milk. The dining area was not well tidied up either. Overall, it didn't feel as good as the previous accommodations. However, I must praise the service attitude of the young lady in the homestay, it was really nice. Note: There is a stall in the night market selling crayfish that is very delicious. If you haven't had spicy food for a long time, you can try it. Don't buy the drinks there, they don't taste good. It's best to stick with bottled water.

The Taklamakan Desert, vast and boundless!

The Taklamakan Desert is a large desert located in the center of the Tarim Basin in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China. It is situated between the Tianshan Mountains, Kunlun Mountains, Altun Mountains, and the Pamir Plateau. The desert stretches over 1100 kilometers from east to west and 550 kilometers from north to south, covering an area of approximately 337,600 square kilometers. It accounts for half of China's desert area and is the largest desert in China. The average annual precipitation in the Taklamakan Desert does not exceed 100 millimeters, with the lowest being only four to five millimeters; the average evaporation rate is as high as 2500-3400 millimeters. The pyramid-shaped sand dunes in this area stand 300 meters above the plain, and strong winds can blow up sand walls up to three times their height. The sand dunes in the desert stretch endlessly and often move due to the influence of the wind. There are also a small number of plants in the desert, with root systems that are exceptionally developed, extending tens to hundreds of times longer than the above-ground parts to absorb underground water; animals there exhibit summer dormancy.

The first stop on the self-driving Duku Highway, Yitel Hotel in Aksu, Xinjiang

After missing the Duku Highway several times, this year it finally happened. What's even better is that it coincided with the new trend of Xinjiang's international chain hotels. From Aksu to Kuqa, over the Tianshan Mountains back to Urumqi and then to Hami, during this little week-long journey, except for Nalati hidden deep in the Tianshan Mountains which has yet to see international chain involvement, other places all have chain hotels newly opened in the past two years, no longer needing to worry about finding guesthouses. My dream trip on the Duku Highway also became a journey of trying out this string of new hotels. The first stop was Aksu at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains, staying at the Hyatt Yitel Hotel. A 20-minute drive from the airport, the hotel opened last year and is located on top of a high-rise in the city center, which should be the bustling area of the locality. The reception hall, not very large and slightly less luxurious in decoration, features two square island counters, astronaut-shaped dolls, and a dining table equipped with complimentary drinks, local fruits, and snacks, all highlighting the Yitel genes. After recognizing the membership, breakfast is included, and the room type is slightly upgraded. The guest room has a simple decoration style and is quite spacious. Facilities such as electric curtains, capsule coffee machines, and electric toilets are ahead of similar hotels by several notches, and even surpass many five-star hotels without feeling inferior. In terms of intelligence, it's also at the forefront, with a voice service system by the bed, and all kinds of needs can be met just by speaking. At night, the bathroom has a sensor light that turns on and off automatically. The welcome fruit was creative, super sweet local specialty small white apricots. The Mini bar door had a sticker for free drinks and snacks, but opening it revealed only three small packages of Xinjiang-flavored Qiegao similar to those sold at Bestore, which was really modest. The next day's breakfast was arranged in the restaurant on the seventh floor, of ordinary standard without much novelty, except for the naan, there was no sign of any local features, but there were seven or eight dishes of various stir-fried greens, has the concept of health penetrated so deeply into people's hearts? Only the fresh lychees were surprising, leading to a reflection on the level of logistics in China, unparalleled in the world. It's understandable that smoking is prohibited in the guest rooms, but the smell of smoke in the shared elevator was very strong, which needs to be improved as soon as possible. Guest room related information: Room number: 1417 Official website name: Executive King Room Area: 29 square meters Mattress: Elsen Bedding, fabric, and bathrobe: Canasin TV: Hisense Intelligent system: Yitel Shower and metal parts: Huida Basin: Huida Toilet: Electric Huida Hairdryer: Kinhao Amenities: Large bottle Seven Plus lemon verbena series Electric kettle: Tonney Capsule coffee machine: Nespresso Capsule coffee: 2 capsules of Nespresso Tea bags: Tianfu Tea Bottled water: Nongfu Spring Mini bar: Free

Exploring the Aksu Base Camp of the Taklimakan Rally - Absolutely Stunning

Exploring the Aksu Base Camp of the Taklimakan Rally - Absolutely Stunning 🎉The Taklimakan Rally has been around for 20 years! It's not just a car racing feast, but also a wonderful journey about challenges, courage, and exploration. 📢The 2024 China Taklimakan International Rally is so exciting! There are a total of 10 stages, with a total distance of 4377.5 kilometers, including various special terrains such as deserts, Gobi, and Yardang landforms, and more than half of the race is in the desert! 🚗Arriving at the Aksu base camp, we saw the teams returning from the race, busy with vehicle inspection and adjustment. ✨We also interviewed Robbie Gordon, an American father and son team who are competing in China for the first time. He is the first American driver to win a stage in the Dakar Rally! His presence not only brings excitement but also conveys the perseverance, bravery, and resilience needed for off-road rallying, which allows the drivers to shine in such a tough competition. Even more exciting, we met Li Yifei, the only female driver from Beijing, and had a close chat with her about her journey and dreams! 👏Here, I had a face-to-face exchange with the drivers! You can get a close look at their battle-scarred race cars, each one seemingly telling the intense story of the races. 🚗Even better, you can listen to the stories of the drivers and the Taklimakan Rally 🎙️. Whether they are experienced veterans or first-time rookies, through their conversations, you can deeply feel their indomitable spirit and perseverance on the Taklimakan track! ❤️It's really worth experiencing, everyone come and feel the charm of the Taklimakan Rally!

Aksu Old Street

Aksu Old Street Night Market: Taste the special cuisine, enjoy the ethnic dances💃🕺 Because of the China Taklimakan International Rally, Yu Fan came to Aksu in Xinjiang again, Aksu Old Street Night Market: Taste the special cuisine🍖🍧🍡🥘🍺, enjoy the ethnic dances💃🕺 Because of the China Taklimakan International Rally, Yu Fan came to Aksu in Xinjiang again, the moment he stepped off the plane, it felt like meeting an old friend after a long time, very familiar and cordial. Aksu is a place with extremely rich tourism resources, famous for its unique 'one peak, one river, one desert, one lake, one mountain, one spring, one garden, one forest, two gorges'. Many friends must have witnessed the magnificence of the highest peak of the Tianshan Mountains, Tomur Peak, the breadth of the Tarim River, the vastness of the Taklamakan Desert, the beauty of the Kucha Little and Big Dragon Pools, as well as the precipitous Kucha Tianshan Mysterious Grand Canyon and the Wenquan Tomur Peak Magical Grand Canyon. However, Aksu at night is not only a gathering place for delicious food but also a melting pot of cultures. It left a very deep impression on me. The Old Street Night Market is located southeast of the central primary school of Yiganqi Township, Aksu City, on Planning Road One of Aksu City. As soon as you enter the night market, you are attracted by the aroma of various foods. The scent of baked buns hits you in the face, that's the traditional taste, reminding people of the simple yet delicious life of the herdsmen on the grasslands. The aroma of roasted whole lamb is even more mouth-watering, with its golden crust, crispy texture, and delicious meat, it's unforgettable. In addition to the food🤗, the Old Street Night Market also offers a wealth of entertainment activities. The large stage in the middle is dazzling with cool lights, professional speakers, and large LCD screens, making the whole stage look very professional. The party-level hosting and performance programs attract many tourists' attention. Ethnic dances, high-wire walking, professional acrobatics, and other performances are dazzling, and there are also lottery interactive sessions from time to time, making the atmosphere even more enthusiastic. During the day, I visited the Kekeya Memorial Hall and the camp of the Taklimakan Rally, and in the evening, I tasted the food and enjoyed the performances on the Old Street, which deepened my understanding and fondness for Aksu. Here I also recommend to friends, if you travel to Aksu, be sure to visit the Old Street Night Market in the evening. Aksu Old Street

The night market in Xinjiang is far more than just eating and drinking, there's even

You'll never know what a night market can be like until you visit Xinjiang. What you think of a night market—eating and drinking, skewering barbecue, beer and grilled meat, cold noodles and bean jelly; What you think of a night market—singing and dancing, chatting, calling friends to shoot the breeze. That's superficial, I can only say it's superficial. The night market on the old street of Aksu in Xinjiang is far more than that, with even high-wire acrobatics being performed. The Aksu night market covers a very large area, with a large performance area specially set up next to the food zone, complete with a professional stage, sound and lighting, and everything else you could need. Opposite the stage, there is a high-wire acrobatics performance area, where acrobats perform on unicycles and tightropes in the air, thrilling and exciting. Imagine sitting below, happily drinking beer and skewering, and when you lift your head, there are acrobats tumbling in the air above you. Isn't that exciting! Location: Southeast side of the central primary school of Yiganqi Township, Aksu City, on Planning Road One, Aksu City, through the market selling various small commodities. Here, there are many authentic Xinjiang delicacies, such as roasted buns, grilled fish, whole roasted lamb, red willow skewers, hand-grabbed rice, and nang pit meat.

The Relaxed Feeling of Xinjiang | Aksu Old Street

Aksu Old Street is a leisure district that combines dining, entertainment, relaxation, and unique folk culture experiences. Walking into the area with a strong exotic atmosphere, you can see locals making traditional delicacies, gathering with family and friends, and while relaxing, deeply experience the rich ethnic customs and the slow life of the countryside. 'No place to seek in a hundred years of life, dismount and unravel the soul by the white water.' Every building, every old object, every decoration in Aksu Old Street allows visitors from all places to feel the profound historical and cultural heritage. Taklimakan International Rally Rally

National Intangible Cultural Heritage | The Quturkum Meshrep of Xinjiang

The Quturkum Meshrep of Xinjiang welcomes guests from afar with a passionate dance, a national-level intangible cultural heritage: the Quturkum Meshrep, a folk cultural activity that is prevalent in Aksu City, Aksu region of Xinjiang. 'Quturkum' means water in the desert, and 'Quturkum Meshrep' refers to performances around water in the desert. It is a type of Meshrep activity among the Uyghur people. The first act, Welcoming Spring Meshrep. All things revive, full of vitality, as the snowmelt from the Tianshan Mountains begins to nourish the earth. 🐫 The second act, Memory of Meshrep. The sound of camel bells seems to transport us back to the ancient Silk Road, experiencing the bold and hearty Quturkum Meshrep. ☀ The third act, Harvest Meshrep. When the autumn wind sweeps across the fields, turning the wheat fields yellow, people feel the joy of the harvest. The Quturkum Meshrep has a history of several hundred years and mainly includes dance, musical instrument performance, storytelling, entertainment games, and other forms. It has been listed in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage projects.

Aksu Old Street Night Market

👉🏻Authentic Xinjiang Cuisine | Aksu Old Street Opening Once you're in Xinjiang, no one can escape the allure of Xinjiang's cuisine, because it's truly unique and the flavors are absolutely amazing! Xinjiang's nightlife is still lively with singing and dancing at 11 pm, and what's more, there are many down-to-earth delicacies that will make it impossible for you to keep walking without stopping; you'll want to try every single stall! 📍Old Street Address: Aksu Old Street Performance Time: 10:00-11:30 Performance Program: Singing, dancing, band performances, and tightrope walking The entire old street, not only has an atmosphere, it's like a Xinjiang food stall sensation! Some of the delicacies are local specialties of Xinjiang, not the uniform stinky tofu found nationwide, making it truly worth a visit! After ordering food, you can also take it to the central square to sit and enjoy the show while tasting the delicious food! 🛏️Accommodation: Aksu Minghua Hotel Hotel Highlights: A high-end hotel with complete facilities and equipment, meticulous and thoughtful service, free parking, and a cozy restaurant, which better meets the needs of travelers and business people, solving their breakfast problems! 🏨Hotel Room Types: Serene and comfortable king-sized bed room, leisurely and cozy family room, elegant king-sized bed room, whimsical smart space room, elegant twin bed room, romantic couple room, etc.

A candy-colored sea of flowers is nature's most beautiful embrace

This is a small village encountered on the way to Baihaba. 🏠 When passing by, I found some young people painting the sunset valley. Driving around the village, it's quite small, but there are quite a few guesthouses and canteens, none too large. Most of the villagers are still indigenous people. While the kids were chatting and playing with the local children, the parents of the other children appeared and took them away mercilessly. The children's Mandarin was quite good. The sunset was beautiful, and the village cows leisurely strolled home in groups against the evening glow, making time seem infinitely peaceful~~ There is a wooden walkway by the asphalt road in the center of the village. While wandering aimlessly with my child, we discovered the kindergarten here, also a small wooden house structure. I'm curious about the interior decoration~ Seeing this wooden house village, my child naively asked me, 'Mom, have we come to ancient times?' 😂 The most lively entertainment in the village at night is playing table tennis at the doorstep of the grocery store, illuminated by a single light bulb, with silence all around, indeed giving a sense of time travel, just not that ancient. It was getting dark, and we found a wooden house to stay in temporarily. It was fully equipped, and the kitchen chef could cook a variety of dishes or take orders. In the quiet wooden house, my child and I slept soundly. The best part was, in the morning, the 'moo moo' 🐮 seemed to be calling us to wake up just a 'wood' away. My child excitedly got up and went out to look for the cows, to no avail, haha. I personally think that Tie Reke Ti Township is even more primitive than Baihaba, and I recommend it to those who like the original to stay once~ ⚠️ Additionally, a key tip for self-driving companions!!! The iron ⚠️ of the Tiejia line is right here!!

Xinjiang Tourism | Who else hasn't been to the Tower Village in Aksu?

🚗 Driving through southern Xinjiang, the first touch of Xinjiang green you see is absolutely stunning! A casual snapshot is very photogenic 📸, and wearing a skirt will make you stand out~ ⛰️ This place is 'Nalati' in southern Xinjiang, which tends to have more people. There are cows 🐮 and horses 🐴 on the grassland, where you can picnic, ride horses 🐴, and climb mountains, which is very enjoyable! You can walk a bit further, up the mountain for a stroll 🚶🏻‍♀️🚶🏻‍♀️. 📍 Navigation: Tower Village 🎫 Ticket: Subject to actual conditions upon arrival. 📝 Ways to Play: You can drive in by yourself, it's pet-friendly, and each time slot offers a different experience, subject to actual conditions! 🏨 Accommodation in Aksu: In the evening, head to the busiest part of Aksu to enjoy local snacks and delicacies, stay at the 'Minghua Grand Hotel' in Aksu, where parking is convenient and breakfast is provided. The next day, the front desk lady gives us a detailed introduction to other fun and less-known attractions in Aksu, which is awesome!

Traveling to Aksu in Xinjiang really refreshes my knowledge every day

The tourism resources of Aksu in Xinjiang are really super rich🌈, during the day you can appreciate the unique ethnic customs of Aksu, 💡at night you can go to experience the night market of Aksu, and taste the local food of Aksu💕! 🔥🔥Daytime: Gumo Pavilion 📸Every scenic spot in Xinjiang is really super characteristic and historical, so no matter how you take pictures, it is super out of the picture, especially if you match it with a horse face skirt! 🏯Gumo Pavilion is a cultural scenic spot in Aksu. As an important battle on the Silk Road, its historical significance is great. But today's Gumo Pavilion is rebuilt to commemorate that history. 🔥🔥Night: Aksu Old Street ⛩️Aksu Old Street, full of life, countless food🍱, and thrilling high-altitude tightrope walking and wonderful ethnic performances! 🎫And no tickets are required, free to watch, such a big bargain can not go to rub a wave? 🏨Accommodation: Minghua Hotel (Aksu Tianbai Friendship Shopping Plaza Store) ✨Reasons for choice: ✅The hotel provides a hundred free butler services: free pick-up, free parking, free supper, free laundry, etc., and there are free snacks when you check in! ✅The hotel service is very meticulous: not only will patiently answer our questions, but also will actively introduce us to nearby attractions and food! ✅The hotel environment is clean and tidy: not only the lobby restaurant, every corner of the room is very clean and tidy, super peace of mind to live! ✅The hotel space is very spacious and comfortable: not only is the basic infrastructure complete, but there is even a separate cloakroom and so on, ridiculously large! 📍Hotel address: No. 25, Yingbin Road, Aksu City, Xinjiang

Xinjiang Travel Check-in| This is the charm of Southern Xinjiang~

| This is the charm of Southern Xinjiang~. 🚶‍♂️Come to Xinjiang, here you can experience the local atmosphere, and the night market is full of Xinjiang characteristics!! 🔥 📍Aksu, as a city that self-driving tourists in southern Xinjiang will pass by, doesn't have many attractions, but the Aksu night market is definitely worth a visit! ✨ 📌【Old Street Night Market】 📍Location: 300 meters south of the intersection of Binhe South Road and Planning Road in Aksu City 🚗Transportation: Self-driving (directly navigate to Aksu Old Street Night Market) 🌟Here the ethnic characteristics are quite strong, Uighur songs, Uighur dances, and a wide range of food and drink choices 🍢The prices at the night market are not expensive, grilled meat, sheep's hooves, sour milk dumplings, pumpkin buns (highly recommended), pilaf, cold skin, everything is available, the prices are very affordable, you can boldly go for it!!! 🌟 🌇Nightlife is a feature of this city that never sleeps in Xinjiang. Due to the late sunset, people start to set up stalls around 8-9 o'clock, and the sun slowly sets at 10 o'clock and everyone starts to party🍻 💃🏻There will be performances at 10 o'clock, with Uighur uncles playing traditional instruments, wonderful Xinjiang song and dance performances, tightrope walking large-scale song and dance, clown 🤡 performances, magic and so on 📸There are also many places to take photos and check in! You can take pictures and check in under the iconic landmarks while eating and drinking and enjoying the show✅ 🏨Accommodation recommendation: Aksu Minghua Hotel 📌Reasons for recommendation: ✅The room is spacious and bright, the bed is comfortable to sleep in, soft and comfortable, it's simply too good to sleep! ✅Clean and hygienic, towels and other items are sealed in plastic bags after disinfection, really very clean and tidy! ✅The service is meticulous and humanized, the front desk is warm and cheerful, and they start to smile as soon as they enter the hotel lobby ✅The breakfast is rich and delicious, the surrounding transportation is convenient, and the Aksu hotel with such a high cost performance is worth recommending! 📍Location: No. 25, Yingbin Road, Aksu City, Xinjiang

Nahaman is a small temple hidden in the ancient capital of the ancient city. The magic of this temple is that it combines many different elements to make people understand the tolerance of the Thai people and the imagination of the sky. Into the temple, in addition to the golden Buddha statues in the main hall, as well as a series of incredible statues such as dragonflies and mango fountains. However, this temple is also popular with locals, and every day the pilgrims are endless.