Hotan Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Xinjiang Southern Region Tourism | 8-Day Pure Play Travel Guide
The 8-day pure play travel guide. The combination of culture and natural scenery in Southern Xinjiang can be described as perfect. Visiting Kashgar allows you to experience the local customs of Xinjiang and see different beautiful landscapes, with the core being the Pamir Plateau. The main features are not flora, but the vast and magnificent snow mountains, lakes, rivers, and landforms...
Suggested Itinerary:
D1: Departure place - Urumqi
D2: Urumqi - en route Wind Power Station - passing by Xinjiang Salt Lake Scenic Area - Korla
D3: Korla - Loulan Village - Resitan Street - Kuqa
D4: Kuqa - Flaming Spring - Xinjiang Tianshan Tumor Scenic Area·Grand Canyon - Aksu
D5: Aksu - Kashgar Old Town - Kashgar
D6: Kashgar - White Sand Lake - Muztagh Glacier Park - Golden Beach - Stone City - Taxkorgan
D7: Taxkorgan - Panlong Ancient Path - Bandier Lake - Muztagh Peak - Karakul Lake Scenic Area - Kashgar
D8: Kashgar - Warm Home
Travel Tips:
🔸There is a big temperature difference between morning and evening, so bring seasonal clothes as well as some thick clothes
🔸When going to the Pamir Plateau, be prepared for wind protection and warmth, especially since the Panlong Ancient Path can be quite windy and sandy
🔸Panlong Ancient Path might cause motion sickness, so it's advisable to prepare some motion sickness medicine
🔸The altitude of the Pamir Plateau is high, be aware of altitude sickness and avoid strenuous exercise
Hotan·Two-day tour guide share
Hotan·Two-day tour guide share🌟
🏨Accommodation·Chose Tuan City Hotel, 168💰. The off-season price is affordable, a newly opened hotel, the front door is the Tuan City scenic area, the room window is facing the Tuan City pedestrian street, it feels great when you open the curtain! 👏🏻See picture 2
🚖Travel·In Hotan City, taking a taxi is the most convenient way, the starting price is 8 yuan. Online car-hailing is not very popular in the southern Xinjiang region, especially it is more convenient to take a taxi on the roadside for tourism.
🛕Attractions·Main push Tuan City scenic area! Free to visit and take pictures, a bit like Kashgar Old City but quieter. There are many shops selling gold, fewer souvenirs, and the overall feeling is unique. Hotan Museum is also a good choice.
🦋About ethnic costume travel shooting: I didn't find it all around Tuan City, and the shop owner said that there were fewer tourists in winter. If you can't find it in Tuan City, you can try it in advance in 🦘Tuan.
❌Not recommended: Yotkan Ancient City, which is considered to be a more artificially constructed attraction, but it's okay to go at night if you want to watch ethnic song and dance performances.
🍽Food·Hotan Night Market is a paradise for food, the old night market is cheap and has many varieties. It is recommended to try local specialties such as barbecue, roast pigeon, roast fish, roast eggs, roast watermelon meat, sour milk zongzi, etc. 🍢
🌡Weather·The weather is quite pleasant, generally not lower than -10℃, no snow. It is recommended to bring sweaters, down jackets, and fleece-lined pants for warm travel.
Finally: You can go to Hotan's jade trading market, but pay attention to the match between quality and price when purchasing. Jade can only say that the quality is directly proportional to the price, regardless of true or false, just like it, treat it as a unique souvenir.
The Beauty of Southern Xinjiang·Hetian Tuan City
The Beauty of Southern Xinjiang·Hetian Tuan City, although it may not be prosperous, it is a place full of ancient charm and style. Here, although there are relatively few tourists, its unique scenery will give you a different shooting experience.
There are many small food shops run by locals around, the food here is not only authentic but also affordable, allowing you to taste delicious food while also feeling the unique charm of exotic culture. Compared with the prices here, it is pleasantly surprising that the relatively low cost also adds a lot to the trip.
When night falls, Tuan City seems to have changed a face and becomes particularly lively. The brilliant night view creates a romantic and quiet atmosphere, as if you are in a fairy tale world. The night here is so quiet and full of vitality, it feels like returning to the corridor of time.
Tuan City can also be regarded as Hetian's ethnic style street, which retains a long history, every brick, every inch of land tells the past story. Walking here, it seems to have traveled through time and space, feeling the strong historical heritage.
Although Hetian Tuan City may not attract the eye as those bustling commercial areas do, it attracts travelers who like deep travel with its unique charm and quiet atmosphere. On this quiet land, you can feel the beauty of Southern Xinjiang more deeply.🏰🌆
Hotan Tuan City carries an ancient flavor
Hotan Tuan City shows its tranquility and mysterious feeling in the winter night, as if it carries an ancient flavor. 🌙🏰
On a cold night, the towering architectural silhouette is clearly visible in the sky, and the faint light outlines the old block, like a dreamy scroll. ❄️🌃
Tuan City is particularly quiet on winter nights, as if time freezes here, giving people a sense of tranquil beauty. 🕰️🌌
In the night, the architectural silhouette of Tuan City is particularly unique in the cold air, as if it is a witness to history. 🏰❤️
The cold air is filled with a strong Southern Xinjiang atmosphere, giving people a feeling of time travel. 🌬️🕰️
On this winter night, although the streets of Tuan City are deserted, they exude a quiet and mysterious charm. ❄️🏰
The silhouette of the building outlines a long history, every place is filled with a strong cultural atmosphere, as if to take people back to ancient times. 🕌📜
The beauty shown by Tuan City on winter nights makes people feel a unique and deep artistic beauty. 🌌🎨
Hotan Museum Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Hotan·Two-day tour guide share
Hotan·Two-day tour guide share🌟
🏨Accommodation·Chose Tuan City Hotel, 168💰. The off-season price is affordable, a newly opened hotel, the front door is the Tuan City scenic area, the room window is facing the Tuan City pedestrian street, it feels great when you open the curtain! 👏🏻See picture 2
🚖Travel·In Hotan City, taking a taxi is the most convenient way, the starting price is 8 yuan. Online car-hailing is not very popular in the southern Xinjiang region, especially it is more convenient to take a taxi on the roadside for tourism.
🛕Attractions·Main push Tuan City scenic area! Free to visit and take pictures, a bit like Kashgar Old City but quieter. There are many shops selling gold, fewer souvenirs, and the overall feeling is unique. Hotan Museum is also a good choice.
🦋About ethnic costume travel shooting: I didn't find it all around Tuan City, and the shop owner said that there were fewer tourists in winter. If you can't find it in Tuan City, you can try it in advance in 🦘Tuan.
❌Not recommended: Yotkan Ancient City, which is considered to be a more artificially constructed attraction, but it's okay to go at night if you want to watch ethnic song and dance performances.
🍽Food·Hotan Night Market is a paradise for food, the old night market is cheap and has many varieties. It is recommended to try local specialties such as barbecue, roast pigeon, roast fish, roast eggs, roast watermelon meat, sour milk zongzi, etc. 🍢
🌡Weather·The weather is quite pleasant, generally not lower than -10℃, no snow. It is recommended to bring sweaters, down jackets, and fleece-lined pants for warm travel.
Finally: You can go to Hotan's jade trading market, but pay attention to the match between quality and price when purchasing. Jade can only say that the quality is directly proportional to the price, regardless of true or false, just like it, treat it as a unique souvenir.
The jade pieces unearthed must be of good quality
Visiting the Hotan District Museum, you can see the cultural exchange process between the Central Plains and the Western Regions through the relics unearthed from the Xia, Shang, Zhou, Han, Tang and other dynasties. Hotan District, formerly known as 'Yutian', means 'the place where jade is produced' in Tibetan. The jade pieces unearthed here must be the best.
Hotan Dongjiao Passenger Transport Hotel Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Visit the beautiful scenery in Hetian City
Day 1: Visit the beautiful scenery in Hetian City
After arriving in Hetian from Ruoqiang, you can take a bus or taxi to the hotel.🚗
After putting down your luggage, visit Hetian Gold Street to find delicious food.🍜
Take a bus to Tuancheng, walk around the outskirts, and appreciate the ancient cityscape.🏰
Take a taxi to Yulong Kashgar River, enjoy the scenery, and look for beautiful stones by the river.🌊
Visit Kunlun Lake Park and enjoy the lake view.🏞️
Visit Hetian's new night market and old night market in the evening, and taste authentic food.🌙
Accommodation: Hetian Passenger Transport Hotel, comfortable and affordable.🏨
Day 2: Cultural Tour
Visit Hetian Museum, note that it is closed at noon, and there is an explanation in the afternoon.🏛️
Visit the bazaar next to the passenger station in the evening to feel the strong folk atmosphere.🛍️
Accommodation: Dongjiao Passenger Transport Hotel, reasonably priced.🌃
Day 3: Ancient City Visit and Food Tour
Go to Yotkan Ancient City in the morning, note that it is closed in winter, and take photos around the outskirts.📸
Go to Luopu County in the afternoon, you can carpool to visit the local bazaar and taste food.🍢
Return to Hetian in the evening and end the pleasant three-day tour.🌌
Accommodation: Dongjiao Passenger Transport Hotel, comfortable and easy.😌
Summary: Come to Hetian in summer, two days are enough, and you can enjoy leisure time in winter. Choose the passenger transport hotel for accommodation, the price is right, and the environment is comfortable. The trip to Hetian leaves beautiful memories.🌟
Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
I waited a year just for the Xinjiang of May to July, here's an ultra-detailed guide!
Life is a wilderness, not a track, hearing a thousand times is not as good as seeing once. Here's a route reference
D1: From various places, arrive in Urumqi
D2: Urumqi—Sayram Lake—Guozigou Bridge—Ili
D3: Ili—Xia'ta—Tekes Hexagonal Town
D4: Tekes—Qiongkushitai—Gongliu
D5: Gongliu—Qiaxi—Nalati—Northern Section of Duku Highway—Kuqa
D6: Kuqa—Kashgar—Kashgar Old City
D7: Kashgar—Bai Sha Lake—Muztagh
D8: Kashgar—Turpan
D9: Turpan—Kumtag Desert—Urumqi
Precautions:
Remember to rent a car in advance on Ctrip or other reliable platforms before departure, it is recommended to place an order on the platform for security. (Insurance is a must because the distances between each scenic spot in Xinjiang are far, and the driving distance is long, in case of emergency)
Xinjiang has a large temperature difference between day and night, prepare 1-2 pieces of thick clothing.!
For the long self-driving journey, remember to go to the supermarket to purchase some food for when you get hungry on the road and to replenish energy.
Remember to bring your ID card and student ID, if you go to southern Xinjiang or some scenic spots in Kanas, you need to apply for a border pass, which can be done at a nearby police station.
Travel tips and outfit suggestions:
1. Remember to wear brightly colored clothes on the grasslands for better photos (such as yellow, pink, purple, etc.).
2. You must visit the pine trees at Sayram Lake, although it's tiring and you may want to give up many times, as long as you persist to the top you will find it's all worth it as you can overlook the entire panorama of Sayram Lake and Guozigou Bridge.
3. Bring some sunglasses and hats for sun protection and also as a fashionable item for better photos (girls can buy a triangular scarf to wear on their head for amazing photos).
ps: 'Northern Xinjiang for scenery, Southern Xinjiang for culture', the moment you arrive in Xinjiang, your story begins. Every moment is like a movie playing, the beauty of Xinjiang, no words in this world are enough to describe it.
Every person who travels to Xinjiang will eventually return to southern Xinjiang
1. Must-visit attractions in southern Xinjiang:
1️⃣ Kashgar: The largest Aitigaer Mosque in Xinjiang, the exotic Gaotai residential houses, the unique Karakuri Lake, and the Mustag Peak it reflects, as well as the highest-altitude port - Khunjerab Pass. Its unique Western Region cultural atmosphere, desolate and atmospheric plateau scenery, tall and pure snow mountain scenery, all touch every inch of your nerves.
2️⃣ Aksu: Aksu has played a huge role since ancient times. At its most glorious, the Aksu region was an important post on the "Ancient Silk Road" connecting Central Asia, West Asia and the Central Plains.
3️⃣ Hotan: Hotan is famous for its jade, but as an important town on the southern line of the ancient Silk Road, it has left many ruins such as the Niya ruins, the Aksu ancient city, the Mailik Awati ancient city, and the Karadun ancient city; the ancient woodblock prints, silk carpet fragments, gold Buddha statues, mummies, ancient coins, etc. unearthed here all shine with the brilliance of ancient civilization.
4️⃣ Bayingolin: Most of Bayingolin Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture is located at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains and the north and northeast edge of the Tarim Basin, with a small part located at the southeast edge of the Tarim Basin and between the Kunlun Mountains and the Altun Mountains. Here, there are not only rich alpine grasslands, but also beautiful Bosten Lake, and the most mysterious and desolate Taklamakan in China.
Southern Xinjiang Self-Driving Grand Loop Travel Guide!
👍Most recommended: Southern Xinjiang Self-Driving Loop Travel Guide!
🌟Highlights:
Route highlights: Cover all Southern Xinjiang attractions in one go:
✅ Explore the "Roof of the World" - Pamir Plateau,
✅ Mount Muztagh Ata--known as the Father of Icebergs
✅ Taxkorgan--the westernmost and most awesome county in China
✅ Karakul Lake--a plateau lake at the foot of the "Father of Icebergs"
✅ Taklamakan Desert--China's largest desert, the world's second-largest shifting sand desert
✅ Check in at the popular road--Panglong Ancient Path--over 600 S-shaped bends that will make you "question life"
✅ Xiangfei Tomb--the tomb of Qianlong Emperor's beloved consort "Xiangfei"
✅ Red Flag Lapu Port--China-Pakistan border marker
✅ Kucha's Last Prince's Mansion--Kucha Prince's Mansion
🗓Itinerary:
D1, Yinchuan City → Ejina Banner (Travel distance 768km)
D2, Ejina Banner → Jingxin Expressway → Hami City (Travel distance 692km)
D3, Hami City → Jiaohe Ancient City-Turpan (Travel distance 400km)
D4, Turpan → via Bosten Lake-Kucha (Travel distance 640km)
D5, Kucha → Kucha Prince's Mansion-Mysterious Grand Canyon of the Tianshan Mountains-Aksu (Travel distance 260km)
D6, Aksu → Xiangfei Garden-Kashgar (Travel distance 460km)
D7, Kashgar → Kashgar Old City-Century-old Teahouse → Kashgar (Travel distance 0km)
D8, Kashgar → White Sand Lake-Muztagh Ata Glacier → Taxkorgan (Travel distance 290km)
D9, Taxkorgan → Wakhan Corridor-Panglong Ancient Path → Taxkorgan (Travel distance 280km)
D10, Taxkorgan → Karakul Lake → Kashgar (Travel distance 290km)
D11, Kashgar → Yarkand → Hotan (Travel distance 480km)
D12, Hotan → Desert Highway → Qiemo County (Travel distance 570km)
D13, Qiemo County → Loulan Museum → Mangya City (Travel distance 642km)
D14, Mangya City → Emerald Lake-Oil Town → Dunhuang (Travel distance 548km)
D15, Dunhuang City → Sculpture of the Son of the Earth → Zhangye City (Travel distance 590km)
D16, Zhangye City → Wuwei-Crossing Tengger Desert Highway-Yinchuan City (Travel distance 680km)
🧳Pre-trip Preparation:
1. Weather conditions: local temperature, recommended clothing for spring, summer, and autumn, suitable driving shoes, travel shoes
2. Text materials: carry ID card, driver's license, vehicle registration, road maintenance fees and purchase tax, vehicle use tax, route map, credit card, notebook and pen, apply for border pass in advance
3. Daily necessities: mobile phone, rain gear, lighting equipment, insulated water bottle and tableware, photographic equipment, toiletries
4. Medicines: bandages, adhesive bandages, antiseptic solution, anti-inflammatory drugs, heatstroke prevention, motion sickness medicine, mosquito repellent, etc.;
5. Self-prepared snacks: drinking water, functional beverages, self-heating rice, beef jerky, snacks, etc.
6. Vehicle spare parts: a complete set of on-board tools, spare tires, spark plugs, tow ropes, buckets, etc.
Xinjiang Southern Region Tourism | 8-Day Pure Play Travel Guide
The 8-day pure play travel guide. The combination of culture and natural scenery in Southern Xinjiang can be described as perfect. Visiting Kashgar allows you to experience the local customs of Xinjiang and see different beautiful landscapes, with the core being the Pamir Plateau. The main features are not flora, but the vast and magnificent snow mountains, lakes, rivers, and landforms...
Suggested Itinerary:
D1: Departure place - Urumqi
D2: Urumqi - en route Wind Power Station - passing by Xinjiang Salt Lake Scenic Area - Korla
D3: Korla - Loulan Village - Resitan Street - Kuqa
D4: Kuqa - Flaming Spring - Xinjiang Tianshan Tumor Scenic Area·Grand Canyon - Aksu
D5: Aksu - Kashgar Old Town - Kashgar
D6: Kashgar - White Sand Lake - Muztagh Glacier Park - Golden Beach - Stone City - Taxkorgan
D7: Taxkorgan - Panlong Ancient Path - Bandier Lake - Muztagh Peak - Karakul Lake Scenic Area - Kashgar
D8: Kashgar - Warm Home
Travel Tips:
🔸There is a big temperature difference between morning and evening, so bring seasonal clothes as well as some thick clothes
🔸When going to the Pamir Plateau, be prepared for wind protection and warmth, especially since the Panlong Ancient Path can be quite windy and sandy
🔸Panlong Ancient Path might cause motion sickness, so it's advisable to prepare some motion sickness medicine
🔸The altitude of the Pamir Plateau is high, be aware of altitude sickness and avoid strenuous exercise
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Tuancheng Hotel (Hotan Tuancheng Scenic Area) Travel Recommendations for 2024 (Updated in Jun)
Hotan·Two-day tour guide share
Hotan·Two-day tour guide share🌟
🏨Accommodation·Chose Tuan City Hotel, 168💰. The off-season price is affordable, a newly opened hotel, the front door is the Tuan City scenic area, the room window is facing the Tuan City pedestrian street, it feels great when you open the curtain! 👏🏻See picture 2
🚖Travel·In Hotan City, taking a taxi is the most convenient way, the starting price is 8 yuan. Online car-hailing is not very popular in the southern Xinjiang region, especially it is more convenient to take a taxi on the roadside for tourism.
🛕Attractions·Main push Tuan City scenic area! Free to visit and take pictures, a bit like Kashgar Old City but quieter. There are many shops selling gold, fewer souvenirs, and the overall feeling is unique. Hotan Museum is also a good choice.
🦋About ethnic costume travel shooting: I didn't find it all around Tuan City, and the shop owner said that there were fewer tourists in winter. If you can't find it in Tuan City, you can try it in advance in 🦘Tuan.
❌Not recommended: Yotkan Ancient City, which is considered to be a more artificially constructed attraction, but it's okay to go at night if you want to watch ethnic song and dance performances.
🍽Food·Hotan Night Market is a paradise for food, the old night market is cheap and has many varieties. It is recommended to try local specialties such as barbecue, roast pigeon, roast fish, roast eggs, roast watermelon meat, sour milk zongzi, etc. 🍢
🌡Weather·The weather is quite pleasant, generally not lower than -10℃, no snow. It is recommended to bring sweaters, down jackets, and fleece-lined pants for warm travel.
Finally: You can go to Hotan's jade trading market, but pay attention to the match between quality and price when purchasing. Jade can only say that the quality is directly proportional to the price, regardless of true or false, just like it, treat it as a unique souvenir.
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