Aksu Travel Guide

  Travel Information   There is a 2 hour time difference between Xinjiang and the Mainland Aksu has big sandstorms and long sunshine hours. Pay attention to sun protection and skin care when traveling in scenic spots. Prepare high-power sunscreen, […]

 

Travel Information

 

• There is a 2 hour time difference between Xinjiang and the Mainland
• Aksu has big sandstorms and long sunshine hours. Pay attention to sun protection and skin care when traveling in scenic spots. Prepare high-power sunscreen, sunhats, and a scarf in advance.
• After you have permission, you can visit the mosque and don’t wear too exposure.\

 

Medical treatment

Aksu People’s Hospital
Address: Hongqiao Carousel, No. 1 Ying Bagou Road, Aksu City Tel: 0997-2123078
Agricultural First Hospital
Address: No. 4 Other Health Road, Aksu City Tel: 0997-2130315
Kuche County People’s Hospital
Address: No. 16, Jiefang South Road, Kuche County
Tel: 0997-7137120

Destination Overview

 

Destination sketch

“Akesu” is named after water. Uighur means “clear water”. It is an important post on the ancient Silk Road. It is known as “outer Jiangnan”.

Beliefs and taboos

In the diet, Muslims fasted the meat of pigs, dogs, donkeys, quail meats, and beasts of prey and raptors. They did not eat the meat of dead animals that had not been slaughtered. They also fasted the blood of all animals.

Culture

The ancient Kuze civilization is famous for its Buddhist caves, frescoes, music and dance.

Local Festival

The Eritrean Festival Islamic calendar December 10
One of the three major religious festivals in Islam, this day of worship is the grandest of the year. All Muslim adult men go to local mosques for worship. After that, the local residents will pray at the cemetery to mourn the loss of their loved ones.
Nowruh March 20-22
The “Spring Festival” of the Uygurs, during the holiday season, each household must use grains, raisins, almonds, jujube, etc. to boil the “Norlu glutinous rice”, and people celebrate the festival with singing and dancing.

Best travel season

The best travel season is from August to early October.

Currency and Consumption

 

Consumption level

Travel to Aksu, the main attractions are located in Aksu City and Kuche County, and the price level is higher than in most places in Xinjiang. Accommodation and catering are cheap. If you do not purchase expensive items and crafts, you will spend about 200 to 300 yuan per day in Aksu.

UnionPay ATM

he banks in the urban area are located mainly in the vicinity of Yingbin Road and Jiefang Road.

Practical information

Aksu Tourist Service Center
Address: 38 North Avenue, Aksu City Tel: 0997-8888005
Aksu City Public Security Bureau
Address: No. 47 Yingbin Road, Aksu City Tel: 0997-2146512
Kuche County Public Security Bureau
Address: 8 Jiefang Road, Kuche County Telephone: 0997-7975000

Intercity traffic

 

Airplane

Aksu Airport Akesu Airport, AKU
Address: Akesu City North Hongqipo Farm Arrival method: take a taxi to 15 yuan or so phone: 0997-2541861
Kucha Kucha Airport Kuqa Airport, KCA
There are daily flights to Urumqi.
Address: Near Yingbin Road, Kuche County Arrival method: Take a taxi to the 20 yuan phone: 0997-7772888

Train

Aksu Railway Station
Every day, there are more than a dozen stop-by-stop trains. Tickets for Kashgar, Hotan, Korla, Urumqi and Baoji are mainly sold at the station.
Address: Crossroads of Zhongyuan Road and Jiaotong Road, Aksu City
Ticketing time: 8:30-12:00, 13:00-18:00
Arrival method: Take the 18-city roundabout bus to the train station
Tel: 0997-6635222

Kuche Railway Station
Every day, trains from Urumqi to Kashgar and Hotan stop.
Address: Junction of Changjiang Road and Huanghe Road, Kuche County
How to get there: Take Bus No. 6 to the Railway Station
Tel: 0997-6636462

Bus

There are multiple buses in the city of Aksu, covering most of the city’s attractions and the fare is RMB 1. Travelers can take buses 18 and 37 to the train station, Aksu Bus Station, take the Bus No. 2 and 3 to the Center’s Emirates Station, Bus Nos. 7 and 8 to the Xincheng Bus Terminal. There is a BRT line destined for Wensu County at the foot of the pedestrian street. The entire journey is 15 kilometers and the fare is 2 yuan, 8:00-23:00.
There are multiple buses in Kuche County, and the fare is 1 yuan. Travelers can take the 1st Road to the Old City, take the 4th Road to the ruins of the Kuizi Gucheng of Heng Fa Chuen Park, and the 6th Road can reach the Kuqa County Railway Station. From the 705 Bus Terminal to Kizil Thousand Buddha Caves.

Taxis

The taxi starting price in Aksu City is 5 yuan (3 kilometers) and the unit price is 1.2 yuan per kilometer. Take a taxi to the airport at night, do not play the table 40 yuan. It should be noted that most of the local taxi drivers are Uighur. Mandarin is not standard. After getting on the bus, you must confirm that the driver has the correct address.

Attractions

 

Aksu Museum

The Akesu Museum was completed in 2008. The exhibits exhibited by the museum recreated the historical features of kucha as an ancient country in the Western Regions and the Buddhist Center of the Silk Road for thousands of years.
Address: No. 27, West Main Street, Aksu City How to get there: 1st Road to Shizhong Station
Opening hours: May to October 10:30-19:30, November to April 10:30-19:00 Tickets: ID card free
Tel: 0997-2158091
www.aksmuseum.com

Wen Su Grand Canyon

It was the gateway to the Muzart Trail, the ancient Kuolu Road in the northern and southern Tianshan Mountains. Under the geographical effects of hundreds of millions of years, a magical landscape integrating karst, Danxia, Yadan, salt and other landforms has formed.
Address: Wenshan County, Mount Tianmu, Mt.
Arrival method: scenic area does not have a tourist line car, chartered roundabout 200 yuan ticket: 30 yuan (private car ticket 100 yuan, do not allow driving into the busy season) Tel: 0997-2930188

Swallow Mountain in Wushi

Yanzishan has three unique landscapes: Yanzishan, Jiuyanquan and Xiaoyouyuan. Yanzishan is named because of the ancient fossils of marine shellfish in ancient times. The mountains are steep. In the depths of the swallow-hills, the nine-eye clear springs lined up.
Address: West of Wushi County, Aksu City
Arrival method: From Aksu Bus Terminal, take the shuttle bus to Wushi County. After getting off the bus, transfer to Moruo’s arrival area. The fare is about RMB 5
Opening hours: 8:00-17:00 Tickets: 30 yuan
Tel: 0997-4498058

The Tomour Peak

7,443 meters above sea level, the Mount Tomur is located in the northern part of Wensu County and is the highest peak of the Tianshan Mountains in China. In the year 1980, the Tomur Peak Conservation Area was established. The Tomur Peak is known as the “natural zoo” and includes snow leopards, red deers, cormorants, brown bears, swans and golden eagles. This is a resort for hiking tours and scientific expeditions.
Address: Mount Tianmu, Mount Tianshan, Wensu County Opening Hours: Open all day
Arrival method: chartered round trip 200 yuan

Kucha Old Town

Go through the ancient Kucha crossing, along the Renmin Road to the west is Kuche Old Town, and Kuche Old Town is the best-preserved Uighur residential area.
Address: Kuqa County near New Bridge
Arrival method: Walk or take a three-wheeler ride

Kucha Great Mosque

It is the second largest temple in Xinjiang after the Mosque of Kashi Ashanti. The “religious court” in the north of the monastery is one of the few sites of Islamic judiciary preserved in Xinjiang.
Address: Paharta Bazar Road, Old Town, Kuche County
Arrival method: Take the 705 bus to the Old Town Station, take a taxi from New Town to about 10 yuan Tickets: 15 yuan
Tel: 0997-7220600

Kucha Palace

Kuche Palace, the Qing Emperor Qianlong in 1759, praised the local Uighur chief E for helping to calm the rebellion. Built by Han craftsmen from the Mainland.
Address: Ticket No. 90, Linji Road, Old Town, Kuche County Ticket: RMB 55
Tel: 0997-7210600

Kucha Museum

The Kucha Museum (formerly the Kuche County Museum) is located in Kuche Wangfu. The most worth seeing is the bones of a young woman unearthed in the ancient city of Kubushibashi. The cranium of the woman’s corpse has obvious signs of artificial squash. This coincides with Xuanzang’s “(Curse) whose vulgar son is yawning with wood”recorded in The Western Regions of Great Tang Dynasty. It may be a custom at that time. The Kuzzi people used the flat as the beauty, for this beauty At that time, people did not hesitate to use wood boards to oppress the young children’s skulls.
Address: Kuche Palace Tickets: Free

Subashi temple

The Subashi Temple is a ruined Buddhist temple near Kucha in the Taklamakan Desert, on the ancient Silk Road, in Xinjiang, China. The city was partly excavated by the Japanese archaeologist Count Otani.
A sarira, a Buddhist relic box of the 6th-7th century, discovered in Subashi shows Central Asian men in long tunics, reminiscent of other friezes which have been called Tocharian.
Address: Kucha River, Longkou, both sides of the mountain 23 kilometers north of Kucha County, arrived at the way: chartered roundabout 100 yuan
Tickets: 25 yuan, only West Temple open

Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave

The Kizil Thousand Buddha Cave is one of the birthplaces of the Kizil Grotto Art. The caves are carved on the cliffs on the northern bank of the Muzat River valley, mainly from the remains of the 4th to 8th centuries, and are typical examples of the Kizil Grottoes.
Address: Kezier Township, Baicheng County
Arrival method: chartered round trip 200 yuan, you can also take a shuttle bus to Baicheng County in the 705 team bus terminal, in the Kizil countryside car transfer mini car, fare 25 yuan
Opening hours: 9:00-19:00 Tickets: 55 yuan, 60 yuan to explain the phone: 0997-8937006

Large and small dragon pool

There are two mountain lakes deep in the Tianshan Mountains. From Kucha, about 120 kilometers can be reached. The dragon pool is surrounded by mountains surrounded by snow from the Tianshan Mountains. The waters are wide and crystal clear.
Address: Deep in Tianshan, Kucha County
Arrival method: chartered round trip 300 to 500 yuan Tickets: 20 yuan

Kizil signal fire

Built during the reign of Xuandi Han emperor, it was a military alarm facility at the time and was ignited at night and burned during the day. It is the earliest and most well preserved signal fire of the Silk Road.
Address: In the town of Keishi County, Aksu Prefecture, 10 kilometers northwest of Kuche County
Tickets: 15 yuan

Tianshan Kuche Grand Canyon

It is located in the north of Aksu kucha county. It is about 5.5 kilometers from the east to the west.It is made of Reddish-brown rocks.The average elevation of the canyon is 1600 meters, and its peak is 2048 meters.

Classical Itinerary

 

Xinjiang tour for five days

Day 1 Aksu – Day 2 Urumqi – Day 3 Urumqi – Day 4 Turpan – Day 5 Hami

Small loop in Xinjiang

Route: Urumqi – Dushanzi – sayram Lake – Yining – Nalati Grassland – Jorma Grassland – Gongasi forest – Bayinbuluke Grassland – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Tashkurgan – Hoitan – Luntai – Korla – Turpan

Big loop in Xinjiang

Route: Urumqi – five color Bay – Fuyun – Coco Tuohai – Burqin – Kanas – White Haba – Urho – Sayram Lake – Yining – Nalati Grass – Jorma Prairie – Gongasi Forest – Bayinbuluke Grassland – Kuqa – Aksu – Kashgar – Taxkorgan – Hotian – Luntai – Korla – Turpan

Food

In Aksu, the Uighurs account for more than 70% of the population, so there are various Uighur foods and snacks here. The main foods are roasted whole lamb, grilled buns, roasted glutinous rice, mutton kebabs, ramen, yogurt, lamb, pilaf, etc.

Activity

 

Tiequank Hot Springs

Address: within 45 kilometers northwest of Baicheng County in Tieke Town
Opening hours: 10:00-20:00 Tickets: 40 yuan
Tel: 0997-8882808

Kuche Grand Bazaar

Every Sunday, the Uighurs will surge into various bazaars and sell clothes, daily necessities, dried fruits and meat dishes. Each Bazaar has different characteristics and tastes. People sell all kinds of daily necessities here.

Accommodation

Accommodation in Aksu is better, with standard rooms ranging from about $150 to $200 per night. Accommodation in Kuche is mainly concentrated in the area around the bus terminal and the Xinghua commercial pedestrian street of Tianshan Road. There are many small hostels around the bus terminal, which are cheap but in poor condition. The conditions and environment of a hotel in a pedestrian area are good, and the price is generally between 100 and 150 yuan.

shopping

• Kuqa Black Sheepskin
• Kuche Baoren dried apricots
• Aksu Candy Heart Apple
• Xinjiang jujube
• Xinjiang safflower

 

Shopping Street

Xinghua Commercial Pedestrian Street Address: Intersection of Wuyi Road and Tianshan Middle Road, Kuche County

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