Activities: Take fast speed train to Turpan and visit Tuyuq village, Yargul (Jiaohe) Ancient city, Karez underground Irrigations system and Emin Minaret. Take fast speed train back to Urumqi
Details:After breakfast drive to train station and take fast speed train to Turpan which is about one hour train ride. Once arrive Turpan, our guide/driver will pick up you from train station and visit Tuyuq ancient village which is an old, beautiful and timeless village with a friendly Uighur community. Here we visit several local families and have lunch with a local family in their home.
After lunch visit Yargul (Jiaohe) Ancient City which is one of the best preserved ancient cities in China. The ruins of the buildings are divided into temples, civilian dwellings and government offices. Workshops, residential houses and the streets are still visible and time there is a time spent in a long lost world.
After an hour of seeing around the ancient city, we’ll head on to see the world famous Karez Underground Irrigation System, unique to this part of the world. The system is considered as one of the three great projects in China with the other two being the Great Wall and the Grand Canal.
Finally visit Emin Suliman minaret which is a magnificent combination of ancient Uighur and Islamic architecture. It is the tallest ancient tower in Xinjiang and the only Islamic ancient minaret in the country. Locals call it “pure tower”.
Take fast speed train back to Urumqi which is another hour train journey.
