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Flaming MtsFlaming Mountains
    With the red sun overhead, thermal air currents rising, red sandstone gives out red light looks like a fiery dragon.
The Ancient City of JiaoheThe Ancient City of Jiaohe
    Built on a loess plateau 30 meters high, the ancient city is 1,650 meters long and 300 meters wide has no walls...
Turpan TripZhang Xiaoyu's Turpan Trip
    Follow CRI reporter Xiaoyu  to Turpan, the "oven" in Xijiang and the city of grapes and wine.
xinjiangdiaryXinjiang Diary
    And what lay in front of our eyes made it all worthwhile. We were caught breathless by this spotless sapphire mirror, so tranquil, so big, so stunning.
Turpan    Turpan is a remote desert city in the far west of China, one of the lowest places on earth and the hottest place in China, where rain never falls and summers are scorching hot. Turpan is one of Xinjiang's most fascinating cities, known for its strange landscape, wealth of historically interesting places, the abundance of fruits and the rich ethnic culture.
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Travel Tips
map    The city of Turpan, situated between latitude 42กใ15' to 43กใ35' north and longitude 88กใ29' to 89กใ54'...
food    The best selection of places is around the crossroads of Qiunian Lu and Lao Cheng Lu.transportation    Turpan, which is less than 200 km from Urumqi, is the last stop along the Lanzhou-Urumqi rail line.
hotel    Most of the hotels here have their  own courtyard with vine trellises providing shade from the sun.climate    The unique local climate in Turpan endows the city with the most intense heat in the summer months.shopping    The most well-known product from Turpan is grape, which, together with Hami melon...
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